The Role of Summer Leads in Melting Sea Ice

Abstract

The long-term goal of this study is to determine the processes that control the input of heat into summer leads and the disposition of this heat into lateral melting, bottom melting and heat storage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA625928

Entities

People

  • Clayton A. Paulson
  • Eric D. Skyllingstad
  • W. Scott Pegau

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Energy
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • Ice
  • Layers
  • Materials
  • Meteorology
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Particles
  • Radiation
  • Salt Water
  • Sea Ice
  • Water

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies