Variability of Fram Strait sea ice export: Causes, impacts and feedbacks in a coupled climate model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-34

  Koenigk, Torben ^a   Mikolajewicz, Uwe ^a   Haak, Helmuth ^a   Jungclaus, Johann ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; HEAT FLUX; SEA ICE; WIND STRESS;

ARCTIC; FRAM STRAIT;

EID: 29444436811     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-005-0060-1     Document Type: Article

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