Programme
1: PROPERTIES OF SEAWATER
Structure and composition of seawater.
Salinity.
Temperature of maximum density and point of frostbite.
2: FORMATION
Ice formation.
Sea ice formation.
Particularities of sea ice formation.
3: ICE CLASSIFICATION BY ORIGIN
Classification: origin, size and form.
4: GROWTH
Thickness ice in function of air temperature.
5: DEFORMATION
Deformation ice.
Pressure of wind on the fields of ice.
Break of ice.
Aspects of hummocking.
6: MELT
Melt of sea ice.
Puddles and thaw holes.
7: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Effect of thickness, temperature and salinity.
8: ICE OBSERVATION CODES
Definition of observation area.
Shore observation code (IILL) & Ship observation code (IISS).
Registration
1º Course: September 27th to October 8th
2º Course: to comfirm
SCHEDULE: 09:00 through 13:00
LANGUAGE: spanish
