Finger rafting

Alternative definitions (2), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Finger rafting
Definition: A process by which currents or winds push around thin ice so they slide over each other.  NSIDCCryosphere 

A particular form of rafted ice, typical of thin ice, whereby overlapping occurs in alternating, interlocking segments (like the interlaced fingers of clasped hands).  AMSglossary 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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