Term: | Hummocked ice |
Definition: |
Ice piled haphazardly one piece over another to form an uneven surface. NOAAHydrology
Sea ice piled haphazardly one piece over another to form an uneven surface. When weathered, it has the appearance of smooth hillocks. WMOSeaIce Sea ice piled haphazardly one piece over another, predominantly in the form of ice ridges and separate hummocks. Bushuyev Sea ice terminology, which describes ice that is piled chaotically, one piece over another, to form an uneven surface. When weathered, hummocked ice has the appearance of smooth hillocks. ECCCanada Pressure ice characterized by haphazardly arranged mounds or hillocks ("hummocks"). This has less definite form than rafted ice or tented ice, but in fact may develop from either of those as melting, sublimation, or drifting changes the sharper ice edges into more rounded shapes. AMSglossary A form of pressure ice in which pieces of ice are piled haphazardly, one piece over another, to form an uneven surface. When weathered it has the appearance of smooth hillocks. SPRI GCW |
Term: | Hummocked ice |
Definition: | Ice piled haphazardly one piece over another to form an uneven surface. |
Term: | Hummocked ice |
Definition: | Sea ice piled haphazardly one piece over another to form an uneven surface. When weathered, it has the appearance of smooth hillocks. |
Term: | Hummocked ice |
Definition: | Sea ice piled haphazardly one piece over another, predominantly in the form of ice ridges and separate hummocks. |
Term: | Hummocked ice |
Definition: | A form of pressure ice in which pieces of ice are piled haphazardly, one piece over another, to form an uneven surface. When weathered it has the appearance of smooth hillocks. |
Term: | Hummocked ice |
Definition: | Sea ice terminology, which describes ice that is piled chaotically, one piece over another, to form an uneven surface. When weathered, hummocked ice has the appearance of smooth hillocks. |
Term: | Hummocked ice |
Definition: | Pressure ice characterized by haphazardly arranged mounds or hillocks ("hummocks"). This has less definite form than rafted ice or tented ice, but in fact may develop from either of those as melting, sublimation, or drifting changes the sharper ice edges into more rounded shapes. |