Flooded ice

Alternative definitions (5), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Flooded ice
Definition: Ice which has been flooded by melt water or river water and is heavily loaded by water and wet snow.  NOAAHydrology 

In hydrologic terms, ice which has been flooded by melt water or river water and is heavily loaded by water and wet snow.  NOAA-NWS 

Sea ice that has been flooded by meltwater or river water and is heavily loaded by water and wet snow.  WMOSeaIce 

Sea ice, usually first-year ice, flooded by a melt or river water layer.  Bushuyev 

Sea ice terminology. Describes ice which has been flooded and is heavily loaded by water, or water and wet snow.  ECCCanada 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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