You might have spotted oval symbols on sea ice charts. They’re not Easter eggs 🐣 — but they 𝘥𝘰 contain something inside: a compact summary of ice concentration, thickness, and floe size.
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You might have spotted oval symbols on sea ice charts. They’re not Easter eggs 🐣 — but they 𝘥𝘰 contain something inside: a compact summary of ice concentration, thickness, and floe size.
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These “egg codes” are an international standard for reporting ice conditions. Each symbol can show up to three ice types (by coverage), their stage of development, total ice concentration, and floe size of the thickest ice. Here’s a guide on how to read them: www.canada.ca/en/environme...