Role of diurnal processes in the seasonal evolution of sea ice and its snow cover

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C6, 1999, Pages 13593-13603

  Hanesiak, John M ^a   Barber, David G ^a   Flato, Gregory M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; SEA ICE; SEASONALITY; SNOW COVER;

EID: 0032694925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900054     Document Type: Article

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