Promoting the Decay of Sea-Ice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16865370 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malcolm Mellor (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1963 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 142 |
| Publication date | 1963-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ARCTIC (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0843 • E-ISSN: 1923-1245 |
| Publisher | The Arctic Institute of North America (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14430/arctic3530 |
| OpenAlex | W2119951096 |
| Language | EN |
Proposes a method for hastening the spring melting by hosing the ice with sea water. This would raise the salinity of the surface from approx. 5 per mil in the Arctic, to 20 or 30 per mil, resulting in increased absorption of solar radiation, greater surface heat, etc., which in turn would weaken the ice. This method, utilizing submersible pumps, should be relatively inexpensive
Arctic · Arctic ice pack · Atmospheric sciences · Climatology · Geomorphology · Lead (geology) · Salinity · Sea ice · Sea ice thickness · Spring (device) · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics · Engineering · Environmental Science · Geology · Oceanography
| Highly cited | No |
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