Finger rafting
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finger-rafting-198-7291969
title:
Finger rafting
text:
Finger rafting develops in an ice cover as a result of a compression regime established within the plane of the ice. As two expanses of sea ice converge toward another, one of them slides smoothly on top of the other along a given distance, resulting in a local increase in ice thickness. The term finger rafting refers to the systematic alternation of interlocking overthrusts and underthrusts involved in this process. Such a pattern derives its name from its resemblance to the interlocking of fin
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description:
Compression overlapping of floating ice cover in alternating overthrusts and underthrusts
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_rafting
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2023-04-12T13:40:35Z
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