gcmd_keyword : SEA ICE CONCENTRATION>ICE FRACTION

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parent	SEA ICE>SEA ICE CONCENTRATION
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definition	Sea ice is described by the area it covers, its thickness, its age, and its movement with the winds and ocean currents. Concentration is a unitless term that describes the relative amount of area covered by ice, compared to some reference area. Thus, concentration describes how much of a 25.0 kilometer by 25.0 kilometer (15.5 mile by 15.5 mile) box is covered by sea ice. Ice concentration typically is reported as a percentage (0 to 100 percent ice), a fraction from 0 to 1, or sometimes in tenths (0/10 to 10/10). Our Sea Ice Index products show ice concentration as a percentage. A value of 0 means there is no ice, while a value of 100 means the region is completely covered by ice.
identifier	a3f36d7c-4eed-4d7a-8902-a5fcdc1b6261
label	ICE FRACTION
parent_identifier	8012fda7-3ea4-4ef2-bb4e-0f66d4d9e850
GCMD Metadata	a3f36d7c-4eed-4d7a-8902-a5fcdc1b6261
Ancestors	ICE FRACTION < SEA ICE CONCENTRATION < SEA ICE < CRYOSPHERE < EARTH SCIENCE < Science Keywords