THE INFLUENCE OF THE ARCTIC PACK ICE ON CLIMATE

An assessment is made of each component of the heat budgets of the surface and of the earth--atmosphere system in the central Arctic, both for an ice-covered ocean and for an ice-free ocean. The annual patterns of atmospheric heat loss for both conditions are obtained as residuals; the relation of t...

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Main Author: Fletcher,J. O.
Other Authors: RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
(*CLIMATE
ARCTIC OCEAN)
(*ICE ISLANDS
(*ARCTIC OCEAN
CLIMATE)
HEAT TRANSFER
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
MARINE GEOPHYSICS
ATMOSPHERIC MOTION
GLACIERS
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0619981
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Summary:An assessment is made of each component of the heat budgets of the surface and of the earth--atmosphere system in the central Arctic, both for an ice-covered ocean and for an ice-free ocean. The annual patterns of atmospheric heat loss for both conditions are obtained as residuals; the relation of these patterns to general atmospheric circulation and glacier accumulation is discussed. (Author)

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