Mass Balance of Multiyear Sea Ice in the Southern Beaufort Sea

LONG-TERM GOALS: 1) Determination of the net growth and melt of multiyear (MY) sea ice during its transit transit the southern Beaufort Sea 2) Identification of key regional processes in southern Beaufort Sea affecting MY ice recruitment 3) Improved predictability of the future states of the Arctic...

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Main Author: Mahoney, Andrew R
Other Authors: ALASKA UNIV FAIRBANKS GEOPHYSICAL INST
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*ARCTIC OCEAN
*SEA ICE
BEAUFORT SEA
ENTRAINMENT
FREEZING
MELTING
MELTS
PACK ICE
PREDICTIONS
ARCTIC ICE PACK
CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO
ICE DYNAMICS
ICE LOSS
ICE VOLUME
THINNING
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea
Canadian Archipelago
Ice
ice pack
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA572179
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Summary:LONG-TERM GOALS: 1) Determination of the net growth and melt of multiyear (MY) sea ice during its transit transit the southern Beaufort Sea 2) Identification of key regional processes in southern Beaufort Sea affecting MY ice recruitment 3) Improved predictability of the future states of the Arctic ice pack

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