The Role of Summer Leads in Melting Sea Ice

Abstract

The long-term goal of this study is to determine the processes which 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, 1999
Accession Number
ADA630156

Entities

People

  • Clayton A. Paulson
  • W. Scott Pegau

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Conductivity
  • Heat Energy
  • Ice
  • Layers
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Salinity
  • Sea Ice
  • Solar Radiation
  • Surface Roughness
  • Surface Temperature
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Universities

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