Numerical model of frazil ice and suspended sediment concentrations and formation of sediment laden ice in the Kara Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C6, 2000, Pages 14061-14080

  Sherwood, C R ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESUSPENSION; SEA ICE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

KARA SEA;

EID: 0033669851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900037     Document Type: Article

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