Variability of Arctic sea-ice topography and its impact on the atmospheric surface drag

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 6743-6762

  Castellani, G ^a   Lupkes C ^a   Hendricks, S ^a   Gerdes, R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DATA SET; DRAG COEFFICIENT; ICE FIELD; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SEA ICE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND;

EID: 84915749942     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JC009712     Document Type: Article

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