Simulating the ice-thickness distribution in a coupled climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C2, 2001, Pages 2441-2463

  Bitz, C M ^a,b   Holland, M M ^a,c   Weaver, A J ^a   Eby, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-ICE INTERACTION; CLIMATE MODELING; ICE THICKNESS; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; SEA ICE; THERMODYNAMICS;

(NORTH); ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035080465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000113     Document Type: Article

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