CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



DESCRIPTION OF SEA ICE 1 



STUDY AREA 2 



Location 2 



Climate 2 



Sea Ice 4 



Sample Sites and Study Methods 4 



LARGE-SCALE FEATURES 7 



Banding 7 



Brine Drainage 8 



Bottom Growth 13 



STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS 14 



Crystal Length Versus Depth 19 



Crystal Length-to-Width Ratio 19 



Crystals Per Square Centimeter 19 



Platelet Width Versus Depth 20 



Stressed Sea Ice 20 



Structural Parameters Versus Depth and Growth Rate 26 



CRYSTAL STRUCTURE VERSUS STRENGTH 26 



FINDINGS 27 



CONCLUSIONS 29 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 29 



REFERENCES 29 



