Atmospheric forcing of Fram Strait sea ice export: A closer look

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1349-1360

  Tsukernik, Maria ^a   Deser, Clara ^a   Alexander, Michael ^b   Tomas, Robert ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

East west dipole; Fram Strait; High frequency atmospheric variability; North Atlantic Oscillation; Sea ice export; Sea ice motion

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ICE MECHANICS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; TIMESCALE;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; FRAM STRAIT; GREENLAND;

EID: 78649329717     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0647-z     Document Type: Article

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