Reconstructing the origin and trajectory of drifting Arctic sea ice

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C6, 1997, Pages 12575-12586

  Pfirman, S L ^a   Colony, R ^b,c   Nurnberg D ^d   Eicken, H ^e   Rigor, I ^c  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^b International Arctic Climate System Study Office   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE DRIFT; ORIGIN; RECONSTRUCTION; SEA ICE; SEDIMENT LOAD; TRAJECTORY;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0030778733     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC03980     Document Type: Article

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