| Term: | Shuga |
| Definition: |
A form of new ice, composed of spongy, white lumps a few cm across, that tend to form in rough seas; they resemble slushy snow balls. NSIDCCryosphere
An accumulation of spongy white ice lumps, a few centimeters across; they are formed from grease ice or slush and sometimes from anchor ice rising to the surface. Bushuyev An accumulation of spongy white ice lumps, a few inches (centimeters) across; they are formed from grease ice or slush and sometimes from ice rising to the surface. WMOSeaIce Sea ice terminology meaning an accumulation of spongy white ice lumps that have a diameter of a few centimeters across. Shuga are formed from grease ice or slush, and sometimes from anchor ice rising to the surface. ECCCanada Accumulation of spongy white ice lumps, a few centimetres across, formed from grease ice or slush, and sometimes from anchor ice rising to the surface. WMOHydrology An accumulation of spongy, whitish chunks of ice a few centimeters across formed from grease ice or slush. It forms instead of pancake ice if the freezing takes place in seawater that is considerably agitated. AMSglossary An accumulation of spongy white ice lumps, a few cm across, formed from grease ice or slush, and sometimes from anchor ice rising to the surface. SPRI GCW |