Upwelling of Arctic pycnocline associated with shear motion of sea ice

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-4

  McPhee, M G ^a   Kwok, R ^b   Robins, R ^c   Coon, Max ^c  

^a McPhee Research Company   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FRACTURE; MOTION ESTIMATION; SURFACES; WATER;

HEAT EXCHANGE; PYCNOCLINE; SHEAR MOTION; UPWELLING;

SEA ICE;

PYCNOCLINE; SEA ICE; UPWELLING; WIND STRESS;

EID: 22444433330     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021819     Document Type: Article

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