Ice limit

Alternative definitions (6), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Ice limit
Definition: The average position of the ice edge in any given month or period based on observations over a number of years.  NSIDCCryosphere 

Climatological term referring to the extreme minimum or extreme maximum extent of the ice edge in any given month or period based on observations over a number of years. Term should be preceded by minimum or maximum.  WMOSeaIce 

Climatological term referring to the mean, median, extreme minimum or extreme maximum extent of the ice edge in any given month or period based on observations over a number of years. Term should be preceded by the word mean, median, minimum or maximum.  Bushuyev 

Sea ice terminology. A climatology term that refers to the extreme minimum or extreme maximum extent of the ice edge in any given month or period, based on observations over a number of years. This term should always be preceded by minimum or maximum.  ECCCanada 

The climatological position of the extreme minimum or maximum of sea ice extent.  AMSglossary 

The average position of the ice edge in any given month or period based on observations over a number of years.  SPRI 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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