An analysis of the shapes of sea ice ridges

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-77

  Timco, G W ^a   Burden, R P ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Keel; Morphology; Ridges; Sail; Sea ice; Shape

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY;

SEA ICE RIDGES;

SEA ICE;

ICE RIDGES; KEEL; SAIL; SHAPE;

EID: 0030939305     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-232X(96)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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