Rich_Sheffield Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 I have a question. Do any of you " climbers " know the difference between - sea ice and pack ice ? El Piacho Del Diablo Quote
Lambone Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 Are you trying to infer that we are not really so called "climbers" Never heard of Sea ice, but I have heard pack ice reffering to the ice on the sea.... Quote
Rich_Sheffield Posted December 9, 2003 Author Posted December 9, 2003 I always ask twice El Piacho Del Diablo Quote
bunglehead Posted December 9, 2003 Posted December 9, 2003 That's a good rule of thumb, be it nautical questions on a climbing board, or sex from your woman. Quote
crazyjizzy Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 Sea ice refers to frozen seawater, such as one would find at the North Pole proper. Pack ice is a misnomer, but in this instance would probably refer to a ice body formed in large part by glacial flow (calving). The majority on Antarctic ice in of fresh water derivation. Quote
mtn_mouse Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 Rich_Sheffield said: Do any of you " climbers " know the difference Yah, I know the difference. There is no difference. There. Sea ice and pack ice are the same thing. The salt water around Antarctica almost doubles in size in the winter, forming pack ice. Pack ice is basically solid, but there are leads (cracks) everywhere, and so the ice shifts. Pack ice, and shelf ice are different, take for example the Ross Ice shelf. It never thaws, and the bottom can rest on the rock bottom. Good question Rich. Anything else I can help you with? Quote
Jim Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 crazyjz said: Sea ice refers to frozen seawater, such as one would find at the North Pole proper. Pack ice is a misnomer, but in this instance would probably refer to a ice body formed in large part by glacial flow (calving). The majority on Antarctic ice in of fresh water derivation. Uh, no. Sea ice is frozen sea water. Floes are seperate patches of sea ice. Pack ice just refers to a bunch of floes all stuck together in a large frozen mass. Quote
iain Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 if that is a real photo that is AWESOME. Quote
mtn_mouse Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 bunglehead said: So is this pack ice or sea ice? NEITHER! That is ice that calved off of an ice shelf or from a glacier that reaches the sea. Pack ice is flat. You can land a plane on it. Quote
bunglehead Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 According to the source it is. Apparently they have to tow these things out of the shipping lanes off the coast of Newfoundland. Lookie here! Quote
Dru Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 bunglehead said: So is this pack ice or sea ice? this photo is SOOOO faked Quote
iain Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 I don't see how they lit up the whole thing like that. Quote
bunglehead Posted December 10, 2003 Posted December 10, 2003 you're so smart, Dru, you crazy Canuck! So it is fake!! Quote
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