A numerical study of open water formation in sea ice

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Haapala, Jari ^a   Lonnroth N ^b   Stossel A ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; OPEN WATER; SEA ICE;

EID: 27744495696     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002200     Document Type: Article

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