A study of surface heat fluxes in the Ross Sea (Antarctica)

Antarctic Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 243-254

  Budillon, Giorgio ^a   Fusco, Giannetta ^a   Spezie, Giancarlo ^a  

^a Istituto Universitario Navale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circumpolar deep water; Ross Sea; Sea ice; Surface heat fluxes

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; HEAT FLUX; POLAR REGION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ROSS SEA;

EID: 0034214427     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102000000298     Document Type: Article

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