Ice mass-balance buoys: A tool for measuring and attributing changes in the thickness of the Arctic sea-ice cover

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2006, Pages 205-210

  Richter Menge, Jacqueline A ^a   Perovich, Donald K ^a   Elder, Bruce C ^a   Claffey, Keran ^a   Rigor, Ignatius ^b   Ortmeyer, Mark ^b  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT BUDGET; HEAT FLUX; ICE COVER; ICE THICKNESS; MASS BALANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; NORTH POLE;

EID: 34249046346     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756406781811727     Document Type: Conference Paper

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