A continuum model of melt pond evolution on Arctic sea ice

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Flocco, Daniela ^a   Feltham, Daniel L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELTING; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA ICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SNOW; SOLAR RADIATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

ACCUMULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ICE COVER; ICE THICKNESS; MELTWATER; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POND; SEA ICE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SNOWMELT; SOLAR RADIATION;

ARCTIC;

EID: 35348971521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003836     Document Type: Article

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