APPENDIX B: EXAMPLE OF A COOK INLET ICE COVER ANALYSIS IS-
SUED BY THE NATIONAL ICE CENTER (NIC) IN SUITLAND, MARYLAND
The oval symbols on the map refer to the World Meteorological Organiza-
tion system of sea ice classification, also known as the "Egg Code." The
following description of the code comes from a NIC web site*.
*http://www.natice.noaa.gov/Egg.htm
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