Ice production in Storfjorden (Svalbard) estimated from a model based on AMSR-E observations: Impact on water mass properties

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 377-393

  Jardon, F P ^a   Vivier, F ^a   Bouruet Aubertot, P ^a   Lourenco A ^a   Cuypers, Y ^a   Willmes, S ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREAM FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; MODEL-BASED OPC; SEA ICE CONCENTRATION; SUPERCOOLED WATER; WATER-MASS PROPERTIES;

SEA ICE;

AMSR-E; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ESTIMATION METHOD; ICE COVER; ICE FIELD; LATENT HEAT FLUX; POLYNYA; SALINITY; SATELLITE DATA; SEA ICE; WATER MASS;

ARCTIC; FRAM STRAIT; SPITSBERGEN; STORFJORDEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 84898986927     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009322     Document Type: Article

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