Numerical modelling of the Storfjorden (Svalbard) polynya development due to wind stress: Role of the sea ice rheology and damping forces

Polar Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 235-245

  Zyryanov, Denis ^a   Haarpaintner, Jörg ^b   Korsnes, Reinert ^c  

^a WATER PROBLEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE COVER; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYNYA; REMOTE SENSING; RHEOLOGY; WIND STRESS;

ARCTIC; SPITSBERGEN; STORFJORDEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 0346669964     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2003.tb00110.x     Document Type: Article

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