| Term: | Hostile ice |
| Definition: |
From the point of view of the submariner, an ice canopy containing no large ice skylights or other features which permit a submarine to surface. NSIDCCryosphere
From the point of view of the submariner, an ice canopy containing no large skylights or other features that permit a submariner to surface. WMOSeaIce Sea ice terminology that describes an ice canopy containing no large skylights or other features, and as a result submarines are unable to surface. ECCCanada From the point of view of the submariner, an ice canopy containing no large ice skylights or other features which permit a submarine to surface. SPRI GCW |