Circumpolar mapping of antarctic coastal polynyas and landfast sea ice: Relationship and variability

Journal of Climate

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3650-3670

  Nihashi, Sohey ^a   Ohshima, Kay I ^b  

^a TOMAKOMAI NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bottom currents bottom water; Microwave observations; Satellite observations; Sea ice; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; MAPPING; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; BOTTOM CURRENTS/BOTTOM WATERS; CASE INVESTIGATIONS; MICROWAVE OBSERVATIONS; OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SEA ICE PRODUCTION; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ICE;

BOTTOM CURRENT; BOTTOM WATER; MODEL VALIDATION; OVERTURN; POLYNYA; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84944104187     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00369.1     Document Type: Article

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