Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Ice-Albedo Feedback Processes in the Arctic Basin

• Main Authors: Perovich, D K, Richter-Menge, J A, Tucker, III, W B, Sturm, M
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Optics; *ALBEDO; *SEA ICE; ARCTIC OCEAN; HEAT BALANCE; MELTING; OCEAN BASINS; PACK ICE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; MASS BALANCE; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; albedo; Arctic Basin; Ice; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA629325; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA629325

The overall goal of our proposed work is to develop a quantitative understanding of the processes that collectively make up the ice-albedo feedback mechanism.