Spatio-temporal variability of polynya dynamics and ice production in the Laptev sea between the winters of 1979/80 and 2007/08

Polar Research

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages

  Willmes, Sascha ^a   Adams, Susanne ^a   Schröder, David ^b   Heinemann, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ice production; Polynya dynamics; Sea ice remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OPEN WATER; POLYNYA; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEA ICE; SHELF SEA; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WIND VELOCITY; WINTER;

ARCTIC OCEAN; LAPTEV SEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956130389     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: 17518369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/polar.v30i0.5971     Document Type: Article

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