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Published 1958 | Published
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Sea Ice Thrust Structures

Abstract

Unusual thrust structures in thin sea ice sheets were observed in Labrador and Greenland. These structures are the result of thin ice sheets being forced into each other by a combination of wind and waves. When thicker pack ice is subjected to these same forces pressure ridges result.

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© 1958 International Glaciological Society. MS. received 2 May 1956.

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