A coupled ice-ocean model in the pan-Arctic and North Atlantic Ocean: Simulation of seasonal cycles

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 213-233

  Wang, Jia ^a   Liu, Qinzheng ^b   Jin, Meibing ^a   Ikeda, Motoyoshi ^c   Saucier, Francois J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic Atlantic Layer; Arctic freshwater; Arctic heat content; Atlantic Water; Coupled ice ocean model

Indexed keywords

ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; SEA ICE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 22844449019     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-005-0033-3     Document Type: Article

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