First-year ice

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Term: First-year ice
Definition: Floating ice of not more than one year's growth developing from young ice. Thickness from 30 cm to 2 m. Characteristically level where undisturbed by pressure, but where ridges occur they are rough and sharply angular.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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