Estimating the Bowen ratio over the open and ice-covered ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4334-4345

  Andreas, Edgar L ^a   Jordan, Rachel E ^b   Mahrt, Larry ^a   Vickers, Dean ^c  

^a NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b Jordan Environmental Modeling   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

air sea ice interaction; air sea interaction; Bowen ratio; eddy covariance; SHEBA; surface fluxes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SEA ICE; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; BOWEN RATIO; EDDY-COVARIANCE; ICE INTERACTIONS; SHEBA; SURFACE FLUX;

HEAT FLUX;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BOWEN RATIO; EDDY COVARIANCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HEAT FLUX; HUMIDITY; ICE COVER; OPEN OCEAN; SATELLITE DATA; SEA ICE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TURBULENCE; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 84887068783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20295     Document Type: Article

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