A case study of a modelled episode of low Arctic sea ice

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 41, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 1229-1244

  Keen, Ann B ^a   Hewitt, Helene T ^a   Ridley, Jeff K ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT BUDGET; HEATING; ICE COVER; ICE RETREAT; SEA ICE; SNOW; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84884699670     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1679-y     Document Type: Article

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