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The seasonal growth of ice in the Antarctic

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Composite pictures of the areal extent of Antarctic sea ice derived from satellite photographs, show that the growth and the rate of growth of the pack ice compare favorably to the values previously estimated on other bases. Anomalous growth patterns are found in the Weddell Sea. Possible causes of this anomaly include surface and subsurface advection of ice crystals. The rate of retrogradation of the pack ice is found to exceed the rate of progradation.

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Sobey, E. The seasonal growth of ice in the Antarctic. Journal of the Oceanographical Society of Japan 31, 235–242 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02107438

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