Ice growth and solar heating in springtime leads

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C3, 2000, Pages 6541-6548

  Perovich, D K ^a   Richter Menge, J A ^a  

^a US Army Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; ICE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPRING (SEASON);

EID: 0033664737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900321     Document Type: Article

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