Atmospheric circulation and its effect on Arctic sea ice in CCSM3 simulations at medium and high resolution

Journal of Climate

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2415-2436

  DeWeaver, Eric ^a   Bitz, Cecilia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SEA ICE; WIND EFFECTS; WIND STRESS;

ARCTIC SEA ICE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SEA ICE; SURFACE WIND; WIND STRESS;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 33745111817     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3753.1     Document Type: Article

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