Sea Ice Properties and Processes. Proceedings of the W. F. Weeks Sea Ice Symposium Held In San Francisco, California on December 1988

Abstract : This volume consists of 84 papers/abstracts. Section topics include : Physical properties of sea ice -- Structural and chemical properties, Optical, electrical, acoustical and mechanical properties, and Biological and sediment inclusions in sea ice; Morphological processes in sea ice -- Leads and pressure ridges; Large-scale variations in drift, extent, snowmelt and concentration of sea ice; Satellite and airborne remote sensing; Sea ice and ice-ocean modeling; Polar oceanography -- Field observations. (edc)