Sea-ice models for climate study: Retrospective and new directions

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 56, Issue 200, 2011, Pages 1162-1172

  Hunke, Elizabeth C ^a   Lipscomb, William H ^a   Turner, Adrian K ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HEAT BALANCE; SEA ICE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 80052241975     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214311796406095     Document Type: Review

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