Atmospheric influence on Arctic marginal ice zone position and width in the Atlantic sector, February-April 1979-2010

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3091-3102

  Strong, Courtenay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Atmospheric circulation; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAT FLUX; ICE DRIFT; MARGINAL ICE ZONE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; GREENLAND SEA; LABRADOR SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 84869487919     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1356-6     Document Type: Article

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