A Fram Strait cyclone: Properties and impact on ice drift as measured by aircraft and buoys

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Brümmer, Burghard ^a   Müller, Gerd ^a   Hoeber, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aircraft measurements; Arctic boundary layer; Cyclones; Fram Strait; Ice drift; Ice drift buoys

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; CYCLONE; DRIFTER; ICE DRIFT;

ARCTIC; FRAM STRAIT;

EID: 0347091986     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002638     Document Type: Article

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