Author(s): Shinji Kioka; Yuriko Terai; Takaharu Masaki; Hideyuki Nishimaki; Hiroshi Saeki
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Keywords: Ice gouging; Sea ice; Drifting ice
Abstract: The coastal area facing the sea of Okhotsk in Hokkaido is annually covered with drifting ice. When these ice floes with a deep draft move toward the shore, they gouge sandy sea bottoms. Due to this ice gouging, marine resources along the shallow sandy coast are damaged, for example, seashells, buried structures and pipelines. In this study we describe the mechanism of ice gouging and obtain basic knowledge necessary to take prevep. tive measures in future against damage by ice floes.
Year: 1996