Modelling the ocean circulation beneath the Ross Ice Shelf

Antarctic Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-23

  Holland, David M ^a   Jacobs, Stanley S ^b   Jenkins, Adrian ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Isopycnic ocean model; Ross Sea

Indexed keywords

FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; ICE SHELF; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ROSS SEA;

EID: 0037221294     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102003001019     Document Type: Article

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