Role of ice dynamics in anomalous ice conditions in the Beaufort Sea during 2006 and 2007

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Hutchings, J K ^a   Rigor, I G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS;

BEAUFORT SEA; CHUKCHI SEA; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; FIRST YEAR; ICE CONDITIONS; ICE DRIFT; ICE DYNAMICS; ICE ZONES; SATELLITE PASSIVE MICROWAVE; SEA ICE CONCENTRATION; SEA ICE EXTENT; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

SEA ICE;

DATA SET; ICE COVER; ICE DRIFT; ICE FLOW; ICE THICKNESS; PACK ICE; POLYNYA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CHUKCHI SEA;

EID: 84861673421     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007182     Document Type: Article

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