Influence of sea ice lead-width distribution on turbulent heat transfer between the ocean and the atmosphere

Cryosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-156

  Marcq, S ^a   Weiss, J ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ESTIMATION METHOD; FETCH; FRACTIONATION; HEAT TRANSFER; ICE COVER; MOISTURE CONTENT; PARAMETERIZATION; SEA ICE; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84870531815     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-6-143-2012     Document Type: Article

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