Deformation of the Arctic Ocean ice cover after the 2007 record minimum in summer ice extent

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 76-77, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-23

  Kwok, R ^a   Cunningham, G F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean sea ice; Mass balance; Sea ice deformation

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC BASIN; ARCTIC OCEAN; ARCTIC SEA ICE; ATMOSPHERIC PATTERN; CHUKCHI SEA; CLOCKWISE ROTATION; GREENLAND; HIGH RESOLUTION; ICE COVER; ICE DRIFT; ICE EDGE; ICE VOLUMES; MASS BALANCE; RADARSAT IMAGERY; SEA ICE DEFORMATION; SEA-ICE COVER; THICKNESS DISTRIBUTIONS;

SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE;

DEFORMATION;

CONVERGENCE; DEFORMATION; ICE COVER; ICE DRIFT; ICE THICKNESS; MASS BALANCE; RADARSAT; SEA ICE; SUMMER; VORTICITY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA; CHUKCHI SEA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 84858266110     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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