Shuga (ice)

Shuga is a spongy, porridgy body of ice suspended in water.^[1] It may be formed from grease ice or from anchor ice rising to the surface and typically comprises lumps of ice, a few centimeters across.^[2]

Shuga is the third stage in the development of

nilas ice emerge.^[3]

Shuga may also occur in freshwater situations.

References

^ Hince (2000), p. 313.
^ Armstrong, Roberts & Swithinbank (1973), p. 35.
^ Strangeways (2003), p. 461.

Bibliography

Armstrong, Terence, Brian Roberts and Charles Swithinbank (1973). Illustrated Glossary of Snow of Ice. Cambridge: Scott Polar Research Institute.
Hince, Bernadette (2000). The Antarctic Dictionary. Collingwood: CSIRO.
Strangeways, Ian (2003). Measuring the Natural Environment. 2nd edn. Cambridge: CUP.

External links

[1] Hince (2000), p. 313.

[2] Armstrong, Roberts & Swithinbank (1973), p. 35.

[3] Strangeways (2003), p. 461.

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