Weather and Meteorology - Glossary
Included in this glossary you'll find terms related to our public forecasting program, weather observations and unique terminology that is of Environment Canada's hurricane centre and ice service products.
- Fracture Zone
Sea-ice terminology. Describes an area which has a great number of fractures. Fractures are subdivided as follows:
- Very Small Fracture: 1 m to 50 m wide
- Small Fracture: 51 m to 200 m wide
- Medium Fracture: 201 m to 500 m wide
- Large Fracture: Greater than 500 m wide
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