Formation and maintenance of a polynya in the Weddell Sea

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1251-1264

  Timmermann, Ralph ^a   Lemke, Peter ^b   Kottmeier, Christoph ^c  

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

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; MODEL; POLYNYA; SEA ICE;

WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0032748601     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1251:FAMOAP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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