Close pack ice

Alternative definitions (5), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Close pack ice
Definition: Composed of close ice that is mostly in contact; ice cover 7/10ths to 9/10ths.  NSIDCCryosphere 

Floating ice in which the concentration is 7/10 to 8/10, composed of floes mostly in contact.  Bushuyev 

Pack ice in which the concentration is seven-tenths to eight-tenths, composed of floes mostly in contact.  WMOSeaIce 

Floating pack ice in which the ice concentration is between 7/10 and 8/10, composed of floes mostly in contact.  AMSglossary 

Composed of floes mostly in contact. Ice cover 7/10ths to 9/10ths.  SPRI 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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