solid ice formation

См. также в других словарях:

• ice formation — Any mass of ice that occurs on the Earth s continents or surface waters. Such masses form wherever substantial amounts of liquid water freeze and remain in the solid state for some period of time. Examples include glaciers, icebergs, sea ice, and …   Universalium

• Ice — This article is about water ice. For the broader concept of ices as used in the planetary sciences, see volatiles. For other uses, see Ice (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• ice — iceless, adj. icelike, adj. /uys/, n., v., iced, icing, adj. n. 1. the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water. 2. the frozen surface of a body of water. 3. any substance resembling frozen water: camphor ice …   Universalium

• ice in lakes and rivers — Introduction       a sheet or stretch of ice forming on the surface of lakes and rivers when the temperature drops below freezing (0° C [32° F]). The nature of the ice formations may be as simple as a floating layer that gradually thickens, or it …   Universalium

• Ice pellets — are a form of precipitation consisting of small, translucent ice balls. This form of precipitation is also known as sleet in the United States and Canada. [cite web|url=http://www.weather.gov/glossary/index.php?word=sleet|title= Sleet (glossary… …   Wikipedia

• sea ice — Ice formed from frozen seawater in polar regions. Most sea ice occurs as pack ice, which drifts across the ocean surface; other types of sea ice include fast ice, which is attached to coasts and sometimes the seafloor or between grounded icebergs …   Universalium

• Formation and evolution of the Solar System — Artist s conception of a protoplanetary disk The formation and evolution of the Solar System is estimated to have begun 4.568 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud …   Wikipedia

• Ice nucleus — An ice nucleus is a particle which acts as the nucleus for the formation of an ice crystal in the atmosphere. The presence of ice nuclei increase the temperature that ice will form in the atmosphere from around −42°C to about −10°C. There are… …   Wikipedia

• Ice wedge — An ice wedge is a crack in the ground formed by a narrow or thin piece of ice that measures anywhere from 3 to 4 meters wide and extends downwards into the ground up to 10 inches. During the winter months, the water in the ground freezes and… …   Wikipedia

• Sea ice — is largely formed from seawater that freezes. Because the oceans consist of saltwater, this occurs below the freezing point of pure water, at about 1.8 °C (28.8 °F). Sea ice may be contrasted with icebergs, which are chunks of ice shelves or… …   Wikipedia

• Congelation ice — 39 mm newly formed clear ice on a lake in Sweden Congelation ice is ice that forms on the bottom of an established ice cover. Seawater See also: Formation of sea ice On seawater, congelation ice is ice that forms on the bottom of an established… …   Wikipedia