Okhotsk Sea Kashevarov Bank polynya: Its dependence on diurnal and fortnightly tides and its initial formation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Martin, Seelye ^a   Polyakov, Igor ^b   Markus, Thorsten ^c   Drucker, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kashevarov Bank; Okhotsk Sea; Polynyas

Indexed keywords

POLYNYA; SEA ICE; TIDE;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF OKHOTSK; WORLD;

EID: 22944453963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002215     Document Type: Article

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