False bottom (sea ice)

Scheme of false bottom formed under sea ice[1]
Typical temperature profile of false bottom
False bottom coverage at the surface plot of sea ice draft estimated using multibeam sonar measurements

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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  2. ^ Notz, D.; McPhee, M.G.; Worster, M.G.; Maykut, G.A.; Schlünzen, K.H.; Eicken, H. (2018). "Impact of underwater-ice evolution on Arctic summer sea ice". Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 108 (C7). doi:10.1029/2001JC001173.