Sentences with phrase «ice arch»
The phrase "ice arch" refers to a naturally formed structure made of ice, usually found in frozen areas like the Arctic or Antarctica. It is an arch-shaped opening that occurs when ice formations, such as glaciers or icebergs, melt or break, creating a passage or hole. Full definition
The study authors conclude that warming temperatures due to climate change are making it more difficult for ice arches to form every winter, preventing them from blocking the southward flow of sea ice.
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Previous research found ice arches failed to form in the Nares Strait in 2007 and a record amount of sea ice flowed south that year.
The sea ice the authors sampled would have had to travel freely through the Nares Strait to make it to Baffin Bay and eventually to Newfoundland, which could only have happened if ice arches had failed to form, according to the study.
Gudmandsen — ice arch broke 29 June 2012; flow of ice from Lincoln Sea through Nares Strait is likely to begin last week of July
I iced the arch of my foot for 20 minutes and the pain during and after the icing was excruciating, I couldn't walk for a little while, something is not right...
Now it seems that some of these ice arches are failing to form.
Walk to the rim of the spectacular gorge to see its thundering waterfall and the ice arch that forms from the spray.
Nares Strait region from the 10 June 2013 regional ice chart showing the ice arch at the south end of Nares Strait, grey = fast ice (right).
I will be watching this ice arch closely, because together with a group of 50 international scientists I am scheduled to sail these icy waters aboard the Swedish icebreaker Oden this summer for a multitude of experiments to take place in Petermann Fjord with data sampling of adjacent ice, ocean, and land.
«As winds from the north pushed Arctic ice southward through the Bering Strait, the ice locked together and formed a structurally continuous band known as an ice arch, which acts a bit like a keystone arch in a building.»
There is still the possibility of an ice arch forming north of the strait (similar to 2009) or a large floe blocking one of the passageways for a brief period.
Ice arches are natural dams that form in narrow Arctic channels like Lancaster Sound and the Nares Strait in the winter.
(right) Nares Strait region from the 8 July 2013 regional ice chart showing the ice arch at the south end of Nares Strait; grey = fast ice.
Ice stops moving in winter, because an ice barrier (ice arch or ice bridge) forms in the south that blocks all southward motion of ice; 2.
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