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False bottom (sea ice)
Form of sea ice formed underwater between meltwater and seawater / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
False bottom is a form of sea ice that forms at the interface between meltwater and seawater via the process of double-diffusive convection of heat and salt.[2]
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