Ice massif

Alternative definitions (3), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Ice massif
Definition: A concentration of sea ice covering hundreds of square miles (kilometers) that is found in the same region every summer.  WMOSeaIce 

A variable accumulation of close or very close ice covering hundreds of square kilometers which is found in the same region every summer.  Bushuyev 

Sea ice terminology that describes a variable accumulation of pack or very close pack, covering hundreds of square kilometres and found in the same region every summer.  ECCCanada 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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