Relationship between synoptic forcing and polynya formation in the Cosmonaut Sea: 2. Regional climate model simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Bailey, David A ^a,b   Lynch, Amanda H ^a   Arbetter, Todd E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Model simulation; Polynya

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYNYA; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 3042837591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC001838     Document Type: Article

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