Modelling the influence of snow accumulation and snow-ice formation on the seasonal cycle of the Antarctic sea-ice cover

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 251-268

  Fichefet, T ^a   Morales Maqueda, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; ICE COVER; SEA ICE; SEASONALITY; SNOW COVER;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0033020823     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003820050280     Document Type: Article

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