The parameterization of surface albedo for sea ice and its snow cover

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-79

  Barry, Roger G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Albedo; General circulation models; Sea ice; Snow cover

Indexed keywords

GCM; ICE THICKNESS; MELT POND; MODEL VALIDATION; SEA ICE ALBEDO; SNOW COVER FRACTION;

EID: 0029731083     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030913339602000104     Document Type: Article

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