Subsynoptic scale spatial variability of sea ice deformation in the western Weddell Sea during early summer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Hutchings, J K ^a   Heil, P ^b   Steer, A ^b   Hibler, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYS; SEA ICE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

COHERENT LENGTH; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; ICE CONDITIONS; ICE DEFORMATION; ICE VELOCITY; INTERNAL STRESS; PACK ICE; SHEAR ZONE; SHELF BREAK; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPECTRAL POWER; SUB-ARRAYS; WEDDELL SEA;

DEFORMATION;

ICE MECHANICS; ICE MOVEMENT; SEA ICE; SHEAR ZONE; SHELF BREAK; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 84855675623     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC006961     Document Type: Article

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