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second-year ice

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second-year ice [′sek·ənd ¦yir ′īs]
(oceanography)
Sea ice that has survived only one summer's melt. Also known as two-year ice.
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But, most of the 2009 September Arctic sea ice is thin first- or second-year ice, rather than thicker, multi-year ice that used to dominate the region," said Meier.
Arctic sea ice cover reaches minimum extent for 2009 by Asian News International
The ice in the flow was first- or second-year ice around 3 feet thick.
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