winter ice

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winter ice [′win·tər ′īs]

(oceanography)

Level sea ice more than 8 inches (20 centimeters) thick, and less than 1 year old; the stage which follows young ice.

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No references found			The expedition's ship left Cape Royds hurriedly in March 2009 as winter ice began forming in the sea, with some equipment and supplies -- including the whisky -- left behind. Century-old whisky to be retrieved from polar ice by AFP / AFP Global Edition Peter Wadhams, professor of ocean physics at the University of Cambridge, said much of the melting will take place within a decade, although the winter ice will stay for hundreds of years. Arctic to be ice-free in summer in 20 yrs-scientists by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Models also were chosen that are able to reflect the difference between summer and winter ice packs, which demonstrates a model's ability to take into account changing amounts of solar radiation from summer to winter, states Wang. The Arctic's frozen future on thin ice by Patton, Jessica Rae / Our Planet			Winslow, Edward Winslow, John Ancrum Winslow, Josiah Winsock Winsock client WinSoft Products Ltd Winsor, Justin Winstanley, Gerrard Winston Winston 500 Winston County Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Winston, Henry Winston-Salem Wint, Peter de Wintel Winter winter buoy winter cherry winter cress Winter Crop Winter Festival of Lights Winter Garden Winter Haven Winter Hive winter ice winter load line winter marker Winter Moth Winter Olympic Games Winter Palace Winter Park Winter Plants, Green Winter Quarters State Historic Site Winter Sleep Winter Solstice Winter Sports Winter Work Winter, Eduard Winter, Paul Winter, William Winter, William Forrest Winter-Hardiness winter-talus ridge Winteraceae winterberry Winterbourne wintergreen wintergreen oil Winterhalter, Franz Xaver Wintering, Animal			Winter Fly-In Winter Fox Ski Association, Inc. Winter Games Federation of India Winter garden Winter garden Winter Garden Police Department Winter gardening Winter gardening Winter Gardens Winter Gardens Winter Gilliflower Winter Guard Association of Southern California Winter Guard International Winter gull Winter Haven Winter Haven Area Transit Winter Haven Martial Arts Winter Haven Police Department Winter Haven, Florida winter hazel winter heath winter hedge Winter Heel winter heliotrope winter heliotrope winter heliotrope winter heliotropes Winter Hill Community School Winter Hive winter ice Winter Icing and Storms Project Winter in Northern Europe Winter in West Michigan winter infertility Winter Institute of Medical Physics Winter Intensive Language Program winter itch winter itch winter itch winter itch winter jasmine winter jasmines Winter Jogging Boots Winter Kill winter load line Winter lodge winter marker winter melon winter melon vine Winter mew winter mortality Winter Moth Winter Moth winter moths winter moths Winter Mountain Leader winter mushroom Winter Music Conference Winter National Training Camp

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