Coastal polynyas in the southern Weddell Sea: Variability of the surface energy budget

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Renfrew, Ian A ^a   King, John C ^a   Markus, Thorsten ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

High salinity shelf water; Polynyas; Sea ice; Surface energy budget; Surface fluxes; Weddell Sea

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; COASTAL WATER; ENERGY BUDGET; HEAT FLUX; POLYNYA;

(SOUTH); WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0037098754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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