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Term: Ice rind
Definition: A brittle, shiny crust of floating ice, formed on a quiet surface by direct freezing or from grease ice, usually in water of low salinity; thickness less than 5 centimeters (2 inches); easily broken by wind or swell, commonly breaking into rectangular pieces.
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Term: Ice rind
Definition: A brittle shiny crust of ice formed on a quiet surface by direct freezing or from grease ice, usually in water of low salinity. Thickness to about 1 in (5 cm). Easily broken by wind or swell, commonly breaking in rectangular pieces.
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Term: Ice rind
Definition: Sea ice terminology. Describes a brittle, shiny crust of ice formed on a quiet surface by direct freezing, or from grease ice, usually in water of low salinity; with a thickness of about 5 centimetres. Easily broken by wind or swell, it commonly breaks into rectangular pieces.
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Term: Ice rind
Definition: 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. (Also called ice crust.)
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Term: Ice rind
Definition: A brittle, shiny crust of floating ice, formed on a quiet surface by direct freezing or from grease ice, usually in water of low salinity; thickness less than 5 centimeters (2 inches); easily broken by wind or swell, commonly breaking into rectangular pieces.  NSIDCCryosphere 

A brittle shiny crust of ice formed on a calm surface by direct freezing, or from grease ice, usually in water of low salinity. Thickness to about 5 cm. Easily broken by wind or swell, commonly breaking in rectangular pieces.  Bushuyev 

A brittle shiny crust of ice formed on a quiet surface by direct freezing or from grease ice, usually in water of low salinity. Thickness to about 1 in (5 cm). Easily broken by wind or swell, commonly breaking in rectangular pieces.  WMOSeaIce 

Sea ice terminology. Describes a brittle, shiny crust of ice formed on a quiet surface by direct freezing, or from grease ice, usually in water of low salinity; with a thickness of about 5 centimetres. Easily broken by wind or swell, it commonly breaks into rectangular pieces.  ECCCanada 

Floating ice, less than 5 centimetres thick, which forms on a calm freshwater surface.  WMOHydrology 

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. (Also called ice crust.)  AMSglossary 

A brittle, shiny crust of floating ice, formed on a quiet surface by direct freezing or from grease ice, usually in water of low salinity. Thickness less than 5 cm. Easily broken by wind or swell, commonly breaking in rectangular pieces.  SPRI 

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Term: Ice rind
Definition: A brittle shiny crust of ice formed on a calm surface by direct freezing, or from grease ice, usually in water of low salinity. Thickness to about 5 cm. Easily broken by wind or swell, commonly breaking in rectangular pieces.
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Term: Ice rind
Definition: Floating ice, less than 5 centimetres thick, which forms on a calm freshwater surface.
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Term: Ice rind
Definition: A brittle, shiny crust of floating ice, formed on a quiet surface by direct freezing or from grease ice, usually in water of low salinity. Thickness less than 5 cm. Easily broken by wind or swell, commonly breaking in rectangular pieces.
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