The sea ice dynamics of Terra Nova Bay and Ross Ice Shelf polynyas during a spring and winter simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Petrelli, Paola ^a   Bindoff, N L ^a,b   Bergamasco, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLACIERS; SEA ICE; WIND;

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; DIURNAL VARIATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; KATABATIC FLOW; POLYNYA; SEA ICE; SPRING (SEASON); WINTER;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; ROSS ICE SHELF; TERRA NOVA BAY; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 57049134719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC004048     Document Type: Article

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