Finger Rafting
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 15:51
in Earth & Climate
Finger Rafting No, it's not a new sport. It's one of many ways in which ice consolidates. In order to more fully understand what is happening to the Arctic climate we need to understand how sea ice is formed and consolidated, and how it is dispersed and melted. There are very many ways in which two or more units of ice or freezing water can combine. Five come readily to mind: hail, snow, frost, freshwater ice, sea ice. Let's focus on ice formation in water. read more