Very open pack ice

Alternative definitions (4), class: vernacular (0)
Term: Very open pack ice
Definition: Pack ice composed of loose, widely spaced floes; ice cover 1/10th to 3/10th.  NSIDCCryosphere 

Floating ice in which the concentration is 1/10 to 3/10 and water preponderates over ice.  Bushuyev 

Pack ice in which the concentration is one-tenth to three-tenths and water preponderates over the ice.  WMOSeaIce 

Pack ice composed of loose, widely spaced floes. Ice cover 1/10th to 3/10ths.  SPRI 

 GCW 
Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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