Changing sea ice melt parameters in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Implications for the future presence of multiyear ice

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Howell, Stephen E L ^a   Tivy, Adrienne ^b   Yackel, John J ^b   Else, Brent G T ^c   Duguay, Claude R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; FREEZING; HEAT FLUX; MELTING; SEA ICE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; HEAT FLUX; ICE COVER; MELTING; PARAMETERIZATION; SEA ICE; SNOWMELT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 57049120592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004730     Document Type: Article

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