Observed changes in sea-ice floe size distribution during early summer in the western Weddell Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 933-942

  Steer, Adam ^a,b   Worby, Anthony ^a,b   Heil, Petra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digital aerial photography; Ice floe size distribution; Sea ice dynamics; Western Weddell sea

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DYNAMICS; MELTING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

DIGITAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ICE-FLOE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SEA-ICE DYNAMICS; WESTERN WEDDELL SEA;

SEA ICE;

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; ICE COVER; MELTING; PACK ICE; SEA ICE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUMMER;

EID: 43649099091     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.12.016     Document Type: Article

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