Variability of light transmission through Arctic land-fast sea ice during spring

Cryosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 977-986

  Nicolaus, M ^a   Petrich, C ^b   Hudson, S R ^c   Granskog, M A ^c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Norut Narvik   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ICE CORE; ICE THICKNESS; IRRADIANCE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SEA ICE; SNOWMELT; SOLAR RADIATION; SPRING (SEASON); TRANSMITTANCE;

ALASKA; BARROW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880768862     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-977-2013     Document Type: Article

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