Arctic Sea Air Interaction Including AASERT

Our long term goal is a quantitative understanding of how the ocean and atmosphere interact in the presence of a sea ice cover, on both local and regional scales. Because the greatest uncertainties in this interaction involve the effects of shortwave radiation on the ice and upper ocean, research is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maykut, Gary A
Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE DEPT OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1997
Subjects:
Meteorology
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*AIR WATER INTERACTIONS
*SEA ICE
ACCURACY
ARCTIC OCEAN
MIXED LAYER(MARINE)
MODELS
RADIATION
SOLAR ENERGY
SEA ICE COVER
SHORTWAVE RADIATION
UPPER OCEAN
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Ice
ice pack
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA627633
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Summary:Our long term goal is a quantitative understanding of how the ocean and atmosphere interact in the presence of a sea ice cover, on both local and regional scales. Because the greatest uncertainties in this interaction involve the effects of shortwave radiation on the ice and upper ocean, research is focused on processes that control the vertical distribution, storage, and transport of solar energy within this system. Results from this work should lead to more general and more accurate models for predicting not only the extent and thickness of the arctic ice pack, but also seasonal changes in mixed layer structure and biological activity beneath the ice.

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