pancake ice

Japanese: pancake ice(英語表記)pancakeice
pancake ice

...The strength and other properties of sea ice also show a strong influence of the amount of brine in the sea ice, which increases or decreases with temperature. When there are waves or swells in the early stages of sea ice growth, ice chunks about half the wavelength of the waves are formed, and as they sway and collide with each other, they form pancake ice with curled edges. The pancake ice freezes together and grows thicker as it transforms into larger pancake ice, eventually forming a large ice field. ...

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Japanese:

…海氷の強度などの諸性質も海氷中のブライン量が温度によって増減する影響を強く示す。 海氷の成長初期に波やうねりがあると,その波長の半分くらいの大きさの氷の塊ができ,それらが揺られながら互いにぶつかり合って縁のまくれたはす葉氷pancake iceをつくる。はす葉氷は互いに凍りついて大きなはす葉氷へと移行しながら厚さを増し,やがて大きなひとつの氷野を形成する。…

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