Effects of temperature on the microstructure of first-year Arctic sea ice

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Light, B ^a   Maykut, G A ^a   Grenfell, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine inclusions; Precipitated salts; Sea ice; Sea ice microstructure; Sea ice optical properties; Sea ice radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

BRINE; INCLUSION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SEA ICE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0038008684     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000887     Document Type: Article

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