板ばん状じょう軟なん氷ぴょう

noun

young ice

A technical term used in sea-ice classification; refers to ice in the transition stage between nilas and first-year ice, typically 5–20 cm thick.

• 板ばん状じょう軟なん氷ぴょうは、海かい氷ひょうの分ぶん類るいでニラスと一いち年ねん氷ひょうの間あいだに位い置ちする。

  Young ice is positioned between nilas and first-year ice in sea-ice classification.