Smoluchowski coagulation models of sea ice thickness distribution dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Godlovitch, D ^a   Illner, R ^a   Monahan, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; DROPS; DYNAMICS; THICKNESS CONTROL;

COAGULATION MODELS; EXPONENTIAL TAIL; ICE THICKNESS; INTERACTING PARTICLES; MASS DISTRIBUTION; RATE KERNEL; REDISTRIBUTION PROCESS; RELATIVE STRENGTH; SEA-ICE THICKNESS; SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS; STACKING PROCESS; THERMODYNAMIC PROCESS; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTIONS;

SEA ICE;

COAGULATION; ICE MECHANICS; ICE THICKNESS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SEA ICE; STACKING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 83655190984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007125     Document Type: Article

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