seawater ice
1Ice pier — Historically, two supply ships, a freighter and a tanker, arrive at the ice pier each summer, after an icebreaker opens a ship channel through pack ice. The ice pier’s key function is to provide a platform for freight trucks to come alongside a… …
2Seawater — in the Strait of Malacca Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world s oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% (35 g/L, or 599 mM). This means that every kilogram (roughly one litre by volume) of seawater has… …
3Ice — This article is about water ice. For the broader concept of ices as used in the planetary sciences, see volatiles. For other uses, see Ice (disambiguation) …
4ice — iceless, adj. icelike, adj. /uys/, n., v., iced, icing, adj. n. 1. the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water. 2. the frozen surface of a body of water. 3. any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice …
5Ice Station Zebra (film) — Infobox Film name = Ice Station Zebra caption = Original film poster by Howard Terpning director = John Sturges producer = James C. Pratt Martin Ransohoff John Calley writer = Alistair MacLean Douglas Heyes Harry Julian Fink W.R. Burnett starring …
6sea ice — Ice formed from frozen seawater in polar regions. Most sea ice occurs as pack ice, which drifts across the ocean surface; other types of sea ice include fast ice, which is attached to coasts and sometimes the seafloor or between grounded icebergs …
7Congelation ice — 39 mm newly formed clear ice on a lake in Sweden Congelation ice is ice that forms on the bottom of an established ice cover. Seawater See also: Formation of sea ice On seawater, congelation ice is ice that forms on the bottom of an established… …
8Sea ice — is largely formed from seawater that freezes. Because the oceans consist of saltwater, this occurs below the freezing point of pure water, at about 1.8 °C (28.8 °F). Sea ice may be contrasted with icebergs, which are chunks of ice shelves or… …
9Black ice — is ice frozen without many air bubbles trapped inside, making it transparent. Black ice takes the color of the material it lies on top of, often wet asphalt or a darkened pond. Its difficult to detect nature makes it a significant hazard to… …
10Anchor ice — is described by the World Meteorological Organization as submerged ice attached or anchored to the bottom, irrespective of the nature of its formation. Anchor ice is most commonly observed in fast flowing rivers during periods of extreme cold, at …
