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Index of Subjects --047d7b33db8af8ea7d04f14927b0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 There are also some seriously strong tides going on last few daysthat I think would contribute to breaking up the shore ice. On 31 January 2014 11:44, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> wrote: > Its a cycle Dusan > A stretch of relatively calm weather with cold temperatures > cause ice to form in sheltered locations bays and so on. > Then a Northeaster comes along with snow or rain. > The waves that it kicks up breaks the new ice into pans > and when the low passes the wind comes to the west usually > fairly strong and blows the ice out to sea. The "tail end of the storm" > my Grandfather called it. A good day to go out the harbour. > This last storm there was a nice bit of snow 20+ cms and it stayed cold > so the ice didn't break up as much as some times. It also froze together > fair quickly as there was quite a bit of fresh water in the snow. > The snow on the ice makes the ice look thicker than it is. > Take my word for it! > We are back to the ice making in the bays. > Enjoy the winter > Paul > > > > On Friday, January 31, 2014 11:23:31 AM, Dusan Soudek < > soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Yesterday there were large patches of pack (drift) sea ice in the > outer Halifax Harbour. A nice photo of the ice floes, with the dartmouth > ferry makeing its way through, appears in today's Metro Halifax newspaper > (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? > Today the ice gone... > Dusan Soudek > > > -- Jamie Simpson Hantsport, NS --047d7b33db8af8ea7d04f14927b0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">There are also some seriously strong tides going on last f= ew daysthat I think would contribute to breaking up the shore ice.</div><di= v class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 31 January 20= 14 11:44, Paul MacDonald <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita20= 01@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote= :<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-size:14pt;font-famil= y:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif"><d= iv> <span>Its a cycle Dusan</span></div><div><span>A stretch of=A0 relatively c= alm 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 North= easter comes along with snow or rain.</span></div> <div><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</= span></div><div><span>fairly strong and blows the ice out to sea. The "= ;tail end of the storm"</span></div> <div><span>my Grandfather called it. A good day to go out the harbour.</spa= n></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 ice didn't break up as mu= ch 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></div><div><spa= n>Enjoy the winter</span></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#88888= 8"><div><span>Paul</span></div></font></span><div class=3D"im"><div><span><= /span>=A0</div> <div style=3D"display:block"> <br> <br> <div style=3D"font-family:Helvetica= Neue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:14pt= "> <div style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,L= ucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"Arial"> On Friday, January 31, 2014 11:23:= 31 AM, Dusan Soudek <<a href=3D"mailto:soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca" target= =3D"_blank">soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div= ><div> =20 =20 <div> =20 <div> =A0=A0 Yesterday there were large patches of pack (drift) sea ice in the= outer Halifax Harbour. A nice photo of the ice floes, with the dartmouth f= erry=A0makeing 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? = =A0=A0Today the ice gone... </div>=20 <div> =A0=A0 Dusan Soudek </div> =20 </div> </div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></blockquote>= </div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Jam= ie Simpson<br></div>Hantsport, NS<br></div> </div> --047d7b33db8af8ea7d04f14927b0--
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