An anomalous late-season change in the regional sea ice regime in the vicinity of the Mertz Glacier Polynya, East Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Massom, R A ^a   Jacka, K ^b   Pook, M J ^a   Fowler, C ^c   Adams, N ^a   Bindoff, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^c University of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomaly; Antarctic; Atmospheric circulation; Drift; Polynya; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE FORCING; ICE COVER; ICE THICKNESS; POLYNYA; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTICA; MERTZ GLACIER; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0141975324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001354     Document Type: Article

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