Dynamical response of the Arctic atmospheric boundary layer process to uncertainties in sea-ice concentration

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 12,383-12,402

  Seo, Hyodae ^a   Yang, Jiayan ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic sea ice; atmospheric modeling; boundary layer process; sea ice concentration

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; DIGITAL STORAGE; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARCTIC SEA ICE; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; BOUNDARY LAYER PROCESS; NEAR-SURFACE WINDS; SEA ICE CONCENTRATION; STABILITY ADJUSTMENT; STATION BASED DATUM; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; DATA SET; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; ICE THICKNESS; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WIND; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND STRESS;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84890527991     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020312     Document Type: Article

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