Atmospheric inversion strength over polar oceans in winter regulated by sea ice

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 945-955

  Pavelsky, Tamlin M ^a   Boé, Julien ^b   Hall, Alex ^b   Fetzer, Eric J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIRS; Antarctic; Arctic; Sea ice; Temperature inversion

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; HEAT FLUX; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OZONE; POLAR REGION; RADIOSONDE; SEA ICE; SNOWPACK; SURFACE FLUX; TROPOSPHERE; WINTER;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC;

EID: 79952245890     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-010-0756-8     Document Type: Article

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