Albedo and depth of melt ponds on sea-ice

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 817-838

  Morassutti, M P ^a   Ledrew, B F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Melt pond albedo; Melt pond depth; Sea ice; Spectrometer

Indexed keywords

MELT POND; POND REFLECTANCE; SEA ICE; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

CANADA, CANADIAN ARCTIC;

EID: 0030438909     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199607)16:7<817::AID-JOC44>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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