Fast ice (also called land-fast ice, landfast ice, and shore-fast ice) is sea ice or lake ice [1] that is "fastened" to the coastline, to the sea floor along shoals, or to grounded icebergs. [2] [3] [4] …

Fast ice acts like a belt around the Antarctic coast, regulating the flow of ice shelves and glaciers into the sea. Fast ice may be formed in situ from seawater or by freezing of pack ice of any …

Ice that is anchored to the shore or ocean bottom, typically over shallow ocean shelves at continental margins; fast ice is defined by the fact that it does not move with the winds or …

Jun 15, 2024 · As frozen seawater attached to coastlines, fast ice regulates the seaward flow of land ice and provides a habitat for animals. Fast ice occurs in both the Arctic and Antarctic …

Jun 23, 2023 · Antarctic landfast sea ice (fast ice) is stationary sea ice that is attached to the coast, grounded icebergs, ice shelves, or other protrusions on the continental shelf. Fast ice …

Landfast ice is an essential component of the coastal sea ice system. Acting as a floating extension of the land (Fig. 1), landfast ice is the most accessible form of sea ice and the one …

Fast ice includes young coastal ice, anchor ice and grounded ice.

Dec 1, 2021 · Fast ice — stationary sea ice attached to land or floating ice shelves — plays an important role in ocean–atmosphere interactions. In Antarctica, fast ice can be found over the …

Nov 3, 2021 · Landfast sea ice (fast ice) is an important though poorly understood component of the cryosphere on the Antarctic continental shelf, where it plays a key role in …

Mar 30, 2024 · Sea ice that is immobile due to its attachment to a coast, usually extending offshore to about the 20-m isobath. In protected bays and inlets, fast ice is smooth and level, …