Observations of melt ponds on Arctic sea ice

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C11, 1998, Pages 24821-24835

  Fetterer, Florence ^a   Untersteiner, Norbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; HEAT FLUX; ICE COVER; MELTWATER; POND; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 1842781291     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02034     Document Type: Article

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