ABSTRACT 



The techniques of ice potential climatology are methods for 

 summarizing ice potential calculations on an areal basis. 

 These techniques involve the use of an assumed constant 

 total heat loss in water columns, from which charts of poten- 

 tial ice thickness, depth of convection, and stability are 

 produced. The use of ice potential climatological techniques 

 in forecasting involves recognition of the different charac- 

 teristics of the areas being studied. These techniques are 

 applied to the Beaufort Sea and adjacent waters. Eight 

 areas with different potential ice thickness and stability are 

 delineated, and their properties and probable causes are 

 discussed. 



