[NatureNS] pack ice in Halifax Harbour yesterday

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Its a cycle Dusan=0AA stretch of=A0 relatively calm weather with cold tempe=
ratures=0Acause ice to form in sheltered locations bays and so on.=0AThen a=
 Northeaster comes along with snow or rain.=0AThe waves that it kicks up br=
eaks the new ice into pans=0Aand when the low passes the wind comes to the =
west usually=0Afairly strong and blows the ice out to sea. The "tail end of=
 the storm"=0Amy Grandfather called it. A good day to go out the harbour.=
=0AThis last storm there was a nice bit of snow 20+ cms and it stayed cold=
=0Aso the ice didn't break up as much as some times. It also froze together=
=0Afair quickly as there was quite a bit of fresh water in the snow.=0AThe =
snow on the ice makes the ice look thicker than it is.=0ATake my word for i=
t!=0AWe are back to the ice making in the bays.=0AEnjoy the winter=0APaul=
=0A=A0=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Friday, January 31, 2014 11:23:31 AM, Dusan Soudek <so=
udekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:=0A  =0A=A0=A0 Yesterday there were large patc=
hes of pack (drift) sea ice in the outer Halifax Harbour. A nice photo of t=
he ice floes, with the dartmouth ferry=A0makeing its way through, appears i=
n today's Metro Halifax newspaper (page). Any idea what triggered this phen=
omenon? Is it natural, or did a ship break some fast ice nearby? Where did =
the ice come from? Thoughts? =A0=A0Today the ice gone...  =0A=A0=A0 Dusan S=
oudek   
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lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:14pt"><div><span>Its a cycle Dusan</span></div><div><span>A stretch=
 of&nbsp; relatively calm weather with cold temperatures</span></div><div><=
span>cause ice to form in sheltered locations bays and so on.</span></div><=
div><span>Then a Northeaster comes along with snow or rain.</span></div><di=
v><span>The waves that it kicks up breaks the new ice into pans</span></div=
><div><span>and when the low passes the wind comes to the west usually</spa=
n></div><div><span>fairly strong and blows the ice out to sea. The "tail en=
d of the storm"</span></div><div><span>my Grandfather called it. A good day=
 to go out the harbour.</span></div><div><span>This last storm there was a =
nice bit of snow 20+ cms and it stayed cold</span></div><div><span>so the i=
ce didn't break up as much as some times. It also froze
 together</span></div><div><span>fair quickly as there was quite a bit of f=
resh water in the snow.</span></div><div><span>The snow on the ice makes th=
e ice look thicker than it is.</span></div><div><span>Take my word for it!<=
/span></div><div><span>We are back to the ice making in the bays.</span></d=
iv><div><span>Enjoy the winter</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div=
><span></span>&nbsp;</div><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" style=3D"display: blo=
ck;"> <br> <br> <div style=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, H=
elvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style=
=3D"font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Gr=
ande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"Arial"=
 size=3D"2"> On Friday, January 31, 2014 11:23:31 AM, Dusan Soudek &lt;soud=
ekd@ns.sympatico.ca&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <div class=3D"y_msg_cont=
ainer"><div id=3D"yiv0832320268">=0A    =0A =0A <div>=0A =0A  <div>=0A   &n=
bsp;&nbsp; Yesterday there were large patches of pack (drift) sea ice in th=
e outer Halifax Harbour. A nice photo of the ice floes, with the dartmouth =
ferry&nbsp;makeing its way through, appears in today's Metro Halifax newspa=
per (page). Any idea what triggered this phenomenon? Is it natural, or did =
a ship break some fast ice nearby? Where did the ice come from? Thoughts? &=
nbsp;&nbsp;Today the ice gone...=0A  </div> =0A  <div>=0A   &nbsp;&nbsp; Du=
san Soudek=0A  </div>=0A =0A</div>=0A</div><br><br></div>  </div> </div>  <=
/div> </div></body></html>
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