Influences of the ocean surface mixed layer and thermohaline stratification on Arctic Sea ice in the central Canada Basin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Toole, J M ^a   Timmermans, M L ^b   Perovich, D K ^c   Krishfield, R A ^a   Proshutinsky, A ^a   Richter Menge, J A ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA ICE;

ARCTIC SEA ICE; CANADA BASIN; DEEP OCEAN; DENSITY STRATIFICATION; ICE MASS; MIXED LAYER; MIXED LAYER DEEPENING; MIXED LAYER DEPTHS; OCEAN HEAT FLUX; OCEAN MIXED LAYERS; OCEAN SURFACES; RESTRATIFICATION; SURFACE LAYERS; THERMO-HALINE STRATIFICATION; WINTER MIXED LAYER DEPTH;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; DEEP SEA; HEAT FLUX; MIXED LAYER; SALINITY; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE; SEASONALITY; STRATIFICATION; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA BASIN;

EID: 77958125190     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005660     Document Type: Article

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