Glossary
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Fracture
Material quality resulting from mechanical overloading. Every hole and crack in very tight, compact or compressed pack ice, fast ice, or individual floes.
Every hole and crack in very tight, compact or compressed pack ice, fast ice, or individual floes resulting from deformation processes and mechanical overloading. Fractures can contain brash ice and be covered with nilas or young ice. Their length can range from a few metres to several kilometres.