| Term: | Rafted ice |
| Definition: |
Deformed sea ice in which one piece has overridden another; also called telescoped ice. NSIDCCryosphere
Sea ice terminology, describing a type of deformed ice, formed by one piece of ice overriding another. ECCCanada Type of deformed ice formed by one piece of ice overriding another. WMOSeaIce Type of deformed ice formed by one piece of ice overriding another. When young ice under pressure is forced alternately over and under like thrusting fingers, the ice is termed finger rafted ice. Bushuyev Two-layered or multilayered floating ice under pressure, resulting from one flow overriding another. WMOHydrology Deformed sea ice in which one piece has overridden another. (Also called telescoped ice.) AMSglossary A form of pressure ice in which one floe overrides another. SPRI GCW |