ground ice

Origin of ground ice

First recorded in 1685–95

On the evening of the 23rd September we lay-to at a ground-ice in a pretty large opening of the ice-field.

The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II |A.E. Nordenskieold
We were therefore compelled after some hours' sailing to lie-to at a ground-ice to await more favourable circumstances.

The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II |A.E. Nordenskieold
Everything points to radiation as the prime cause of the formation of ground-ice.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 |Various
Mr. Prestwich has suggested that ground-ice may have had its influence in modifying the ancient alluvium of the Somme.

The Geological Evidence of The Antiquity of Man |Charles Lyell

Quantities, however, remained as ground-ice, anchored to the kelp and stones on the bottom.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson

ground ice

sea ice that is in contact with the coast or sea bed and thus not floating freely