Evidence for atmospheric control of sea-ice motion through Nares Strait

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Samelson, R M ^a   Agnew, T ^b   Melling, H ^c   Munchow A ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEA ICE; WIND STRESS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC COOLING; SEA-ICE MOTION; SURFACE WIND STRESS;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ICE FLOW; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 33644757006     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025016     Document Type: Article

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