Bergy bit and growler melt deterioration

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C6, 2001, Pages 11493-11504

  Savage, S B ^a   Crocker, G B ^b   Sayed, M ^c   Carrieres, T ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ballicater Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; ICE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; ICEBERG; MELTING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

FORECASTING METHOD; ICE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; ICEBERG CALVING; MELTING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034924136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000270     Document Type: Article

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