A summary of the formation and seasonal progression of the Northeast Water Polynya

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 79-85

  Minnett, P J ^a   Bignami, F ^b   Bohm E ^b   Budeus G ^c   Galbraith, P S ^d   Gudmandsen, P ^e   Hopkins, T S ^b   Ingram, R G ^f   Johnson, M A ^g   Niebauer, H J ^g   Ramseier, R O ^h   Schneider, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^h Microwave Group Ottawa River Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; ice cover; oceanographic measurements; polynya; satellite remote sensing; seasonal changes in ice cover

Indexed keywords

ICE COVER; POLYNYA; POLYNYAS; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

GREENLAND SEA, EAST GREENLAND SHELF, NORTHEAST WATER POLYNYA;

EID: 0030620610     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00060-7     Document Type: Article

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