Ice-Albedo Feedback Process in the Arctic Ocean

• Main Authors: Perovich, Donald K, Weatherly, John, Hopkins, Mark, Richter-Menge, Jacqueline A
• Other Authors: ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Optics; *ALBEDO; *PACK ICE; ARCTIC OCEAN; MELTING; MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATION; REFLECTION; SHORT WAVELENGTHS; IAF(ICE ALBEDO FEEDBACK); INTERNAL HEAT STORAGE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SURFACE MELTING; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; albedo; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA625930; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA625930

The overall goal of this proposal is to quantitatively understand the ice-albedo feedback and incorporate this understanding into large-scale models.