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ice in lakes and rivers
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Geographic extent
The seasonal cycle
Ice in lakes
Ice formation
Changes in temperature structure
Nucleation of ice crystals
Effects of wind mixing
Ice growth
Rates of growth
Variations in ice structure
Ice decay
Thinning and rotting
Melting
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Ice in rivers
Formation and growth
Ice particles
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Heat flow through an ice cover (see text).
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Figure 5: Thin section of lake ice, showing the crystal structure of snow ice above...
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