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POLYNYAS  

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  • Any non-linear shaped opening enclosed by ice. May contain brash ice and/or be covered with new ice, nilas or young ice; sub-mariners refer to these as skylights. Polynyas are important in the study of the energy budget of the polar ocean and local and regional climatology. (en)

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