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: 2002
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Optics; *ALBEDO; *SEA ICE; ARCTIC OCEAN; DISTRIBUTION; FEEDBACK; HEAT BALANCE; PACK ICE; RADIATION; SHORT WAVELENGTHS; ICE-OCEAN SYSTEMS; MASS BALANCE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; IAF(ICE-ALBEDO FEEDBACK); Arctic; Arctic Ocean; albedo; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA627793; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA627793

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