Relationship between synoptic forcing and polynya formation in the Cosmonaut Sea: 1. Polynya climatology

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Climatology; Polynya

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATOLOGY; FRONTOGENESIS; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; POLYNYA; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 3042839994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC001837     Document Type: Article

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