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Notes on Maps 1994

28 May 2008 04:41:01 pm GMT +

'A map can be used to make a walk. A map can be used to make a work of art. Maps have layers of information; they show history, geography, the naming of places. A map is an artistic and poetic combination of image and language. For me, a map is a potent alternative to a photograph, it has a different function. It can show the idea of a whole work, not a moment. A map can show time and space in a work of art. Distance, the days of walking, the campsite, the shape of walking, can be shown in one concise but rich image. In some of my works, I find the best places to realise particular ideas by first looking at a map. A map can decide place and idea, either or both. Maps can be read in many different ways, they are a standard and universal language. I like to think my work on a map exists equally with all other information on it. On a long walk a map becomes a familiar, trusted object, something to look at endlessly, without boredom. I can look at the planned future and the completed past. A map is a light. A map could save my life.' Richard Long

Proposed Glacial Valley Tour

13 May 2008 07:40:15 pm GMT +

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White Van Economy

13 May 2008 04:38:36 pm GMT +

[img]http://newsitesnewfields.com/blogs/blog/files/WHITE-VAN.gif[/img] White van Flea market stall, Ballyshannon, Sunday Market, April 2008...

...perfection

06 May 2008 12:38:45 pm GMT +

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Ice Terminology

30 Apr 2008 03:19:44 pm GMT +

There is an internationally accepted terminology for ice forms and conditions. [b]General Terminology [/b] The following terms are the ones commonly used in the preparation of the Canadian Ice Service products and publications. [b]Sea-ice types [/b] [b]New:[/b] A general term for recently formed ice which includes frazil ice, grease ice, slush and shuga. These types of ice are composed of ice crystals which are only weakly frozen together (if at all) and have a definite form only while they are afloat. [b]Grey:[/b] Young ice 10-15 cm thick. Less elastic than nilas and breaks on swell. Usually rafts under pressure. [b]Grey-white:[/b] Young ice 15-30 cm thick. Under pressure it is more likely to ridge than to raft. [b]Thin first-year: [/b]First-year ice of not more than one winter's growth, 30-70 cm thick. [b]Medium first-year: [/b]First-year, ice 70-120 cm thick. [b]Thick first-year: [/b]First-year ice over 120 cm thick. [b]Old ice: [/b]Sea ice which has survived at least one summer's melt. Topographic features generally are smoother than first-year ice. May be subdivided into second-year ice and multi-year ice. [b]Second-year ice: [/b]Old ice which has survived only one summer's melt. [b]Multi-year ice: [/b]Old ice which has survived at least two summer's melt. [b]Lake-ice types [/b] [b]New:[/b] Recently formed ice less than 5 cm thick. [b]Thin:[/b] Ice of varying colours, 5-15 cm thick. [b]Medium:[/b] A further development of floes or fast ice, 15-30 cm thick. [b]Thick:[/b] Ice 30-70 cm thick. [b]Very Thick: [/b]Floes or fast ice developed to more than 70 cm thickness. [b]Arrangement of the ice [/b] [b]Ice drift:[/b] Caused by the combined action of the wind and water current's drag on the ice. Expressed in units of kilometres per day (km/d). Terms used are descriptive: slow or light, moderate, rapid, and variable. [b]Ice growth: [/b]Caused by the freezing of water by cold air, and its rate will depend on the air temperature, wind conditions, and water salinity. Terms used are descriptive: little or no ice growth, slow or light, moderate, and rapid. [b]Ice melt:[/b] Caused by the melting of ice by warm water or warm air. Terms used are descriptive: slow or light, moderate, and rapid. [b]Ice pressure:[/b] Caused by compaction of ice floes under the influence of wind or water currents, forming ice deformation of several forms (fractures, hummocks, ridges, rafting). Terms used are descriptive: light, moderate, strong....