CONTENTS 



Page 



Foreword iii 



Distribution List iv 



List of Figures vi 



A. Introduction 1 



B. Increase of Thickness with Time 1 



C. Kolesnikov's Equation and its Evaluation 8 



D. Physical Constants used in Numerical Evaluation. ... 12 



E. Effects of Changes in Meteorological and Oceanographic 

 Parameters on Ice Thickness 14 



F. Practical Ice Thickness Forecasting 23 



G. Empirical Formulas for Ice Growth Prediction 25 



H. Conclusion 30 



Bibliography 31 



