Accuracy of short-term sea ice drift forecasts using a coupled ice-ocean model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 7827-7841

  Schweiger, Axel J ^a   Zhang, Jinlun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

buoys; forecast; ice drift; sea ice; short term

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FORECASTING METHOD; ICE DRIFT; IMAGE RESOLUTION; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH WORK; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84957946509     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JC011273     Document Type: Article

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