Egg Code
Egg Code
Egg Code
So
Sd
of development codes to the left of the dot (.) are assumed to carry the dot (.)) These codes correspond directly with the partial concentrations above. Ca is the concentration of stage Sa, Cb is the concentration of stage Sb, and Cc is the concentration of Sc. So Sd - Development stage (age) of remaining ice types. So if reported is a trace of ice type thicker/older than Sa. Sd is a thinner ice type which is reported when there are four or more ice thickness types. Fa Fb Fc - Predominant form of ice (floe size) corresponding to Sa, Sb and Sc respectively. Table 2 below shows the codes used to express this information.
Table 1. Egg Codes for Stages of Ice Development (Sx Codes) Stage of Development for Sea Ice New Ice-Frazil, Grease, Slush, Shuga (0-10 cm) Nilas, Ice Rind (0 - 10 cm) Young (10 - 30 cm) Gray (10 - 15 cm) Gray - White (15 - 30 cm) First Year (30 - 200 cm) First Year Thin (30 - 70 cm) First Year Thin - First Stage (30 - 70 cm) First Year Thin - Second Stage (30 - 70 cm) Medium First Year (70 - 120 cm) Thick First Year (>120 cm) Old - Survived at least one season's melt (>2 m) Second Year (>2 m) Multi-Year (>2 m) Ice of Land Origin Table 2. Egg Codes for Forms of Ice (Fx Codes) Forms of Sea Ice Code Figure ~F New Ice (0-10 cm) Pancake Ice (30 cm - 3 m) Brash Ice (< 2m) Ice Cake (3 - 20 m) Small Ice Floe (20 - 100 m) Medium Ice Floe (100 - 500 m) Big Ice Floe (500 m - 2 km) Vast Ice Floe (2 - 10 km) Giant Ice Floe (> 10 km) X 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Forms of Fresh Water Ice Belts and Strips symbol followed by ice concentration Code Figure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. 4. 7. 8. 9. Thick Ice (30 - 70 cm) First Stage Thick Ice (30 - 50 cm) Second Stage Thick Ice (50 - 70 cm) Very Thick Ice (70 - 120 cm) Thin Ice (5 - 15 cm) Medium Ice (15 - 30 cm) Stage of Development for Fresh Water Ice New Ice (0 - 5 cm)
Fast Ice Ice of Land Origin Undetermined or Unknown (Iceberg, Growlers, Bergy Bits)
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Fast Ice
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