A comprehensive analysis of the morphology of first-year sea ice ridges

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 94-109

  Strub Klein, Lucie ^a,b   Sudom, Denise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Block dimensions; Consolidated layer; First year ridges; Macroporosity; Ratios

Indexed keywords

BLOCK DIMENSIONS; CONSOLIDATED LAYER; FIRST-YEAR; MACRO-POROSITY; RATIOS;

GEOMETRY; MARINE APPLICATIONS;

SEA ICE;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CROSS SECTION; GEOMETRY; ICE RIDGE; MACROPORE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA ICE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA;

EID: 84862835055     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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