Geometrical constraints on the evolution of ridged sea ice

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Amundrud, Trisha L ^a   Melling, Humfrey ^b   Ingram, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Floe size; Ice draft distribution; Keel shape; Ridging; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PACK ICE; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 4444233336     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002251     Document Type: Article

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