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|Meaning=(''Also called'' ice crust.) A thin but hard layer of [[sea ice]], river ice, or [[lake ice]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' ice crust.) A thin but hard layer of [[sea ice]], river ice, or [[lake ice]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Apparently this term is used in at least two ways: 1) for a new encrustation upon old [[ice]]; and  2) for a single layer of ice usually found in bays and fjords where [[freshwater]] freezes on top of  slightly colder [[seawater]]. <br/>''See'' [[ice crust]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 30 March 2024

(Also called ice crust.) A thin but hard layer of sea ice, river ice, or lake ice.

Apparently this term is used in at least two ways: 1) for a new encrustation upon old ice; and 2) for a single layer of ice usually found in bays and fjords where freshwater freezes on top of slightly colder seawater.
See ice crust.

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