Register: Sea ice concentration
stable
URI: http://codes.wmo.int/bufr4/codeflag/0-20-034
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| Notation | Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | No sea ice in sight | stable | |
| 1 | Ship in open lead more than 1.0 nautical mile wide, or ship in fast ice with boundary beyond limit of visibility | stable | |
| 2 | Sea ice present in concentrations less than 3/10 (3/8) open water or very open pack ice | stable | |
| 3 | 4/10 to 6/10 (3/8 to less than 6/8), open pack ice | stable | |
| 4 | 7/10 to 8/10 (6/8 to less than 7/8), close pack ice | stable | |
| 5 | 9/10 or more, but not 10/10 (7/8 to less than 8/8), very close pack ice | stable | |
| 6 | Strips and patches of pack ice with open water between | stable | |
| 7 | Strips and patches of close or very close pack ice with areas of lesser concentration between | stable | |
| 8 | Fast ice with open water, very open or open pack ice to seaward of the ice boundary | stable | |
| 9 | Fast ice with close or very close pack ice to seaward of the boundary | stable | |
| 14 | Unable to report, because of darkness, lack of visibility, or because ship is more than 0.5 nautical mile away from ice edge | stable | |
| 31 | Missing value | stable |