Jump to content

Shore lead

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Grutness (talk | contribs) at 01:16, 16 December 2009. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

NOAA Ship Surveyor in 1977.

A shore lead (or coastal lead) is an oceanographic term for a waterway opening between pack ice and shore. While the gap of water[1] may be as narrow as a tide crack if closed by wind or currents, it can be as wide as 1,000 feet (300 m).[2] Its formation can be influenced by tidal action, or subsurface conditions, such as current and ocean floor.[2] Commonly, a shore lead is navigable by surface vessels.[3]

An opening ("lead") between pack ice and fast ice is referred to as a flaw lead.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Annual Ice". eoearth.org. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
  2. ^ a b Aufderheide, A.C. (1968). "Observations on Ice Regions of the Arctic Ocean" (PDF). Arctic. 23 (2). ucalgary.ca: 135, 136. ISSN 0066-6963. OCLC 183414927. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "Lead". dbcp.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2008-10-30.