A melt pond is a pool of open water that forms on sea ice during the warmer months of spring and summer. Melt ponds are also found on glacial ice and ice shelves. Pools of melted water can also develop underneath the ice, which may lead to the formation of thin underwater ice layers called false bottoms. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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