Sea ice, climate and Fram Strait

When sea ice is formed the albedo of the ocean surface increases from its open water value of about 0.1 to a value as high as 0.8. This albedo change effects the radiation balance and thus has the potential to alter climate. Sea ice also partially seals off the ocean from the atmosphere, reducing th...

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Main Author: Hunkins, K.
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Published: 1984
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Fram Strait
ice pack
Sea ice
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19850017731
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19850017731 2023-05-15T16:18:05+02:00 Sea ice, climate and Fram Strait Hunkins, K. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Dec 1, 1984 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19850017731 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19850017731 Accession ID: 85N26042 No Copyright CASI 48 NASA. Goddard Inst. for Space Studies North Atlantic Deep Water Formation; p 42-44 1984 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T16:07:17Z When sea ice is formed the albedo of the ocean surface increases from its open water value of about 0.1 to a value as high as 0.8. This albedo change effects the radiation balance and thus has the potential to alter climate. Sea ice also partially seals off the ocean from the atmosphere, reducing the exchange of gases such as carbon dioxide. This is another possible mechanism by which climate might be affected. The Marginal Ice Zone Experiment (MIZEX 83 to 84) is an international, multidisciplinary study of processes controlling the edge of the ice pack in that area including the interactions between sea, air and ice. Other/Unknown Material Fram Strait ice pack Sea ice NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
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Sea ice, climate and Fram Strait
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description When sea ice is formed the albedo of the ocean surface increases from its open water value of about 0.1 to a value as high as 0.8. This albedo change effects the radiation balance and thus has the potential to alter climate. Sea ice also partially seals off the ocean from the atmosphere, reducing the exchange of gases such as carbon dioxide. This is another possible mechanism by which climate might be affected. The Marginal Ice Zone Experiment (MIZEX 83 to 84) is an international, multidisciplinary study of processes controlling the edge of the ice pack in that area including the interactions between sea, air and ice.
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author_sort Hunkins, K.
title Sea ice, climate and Fram Strait
title_short Sea ice, climate and Fram Strait
title_full Sea ice, climate and Fram Strait
title_fullStr Sea ice, climate and Fram Strait
title_full_unstemmed Sea ice, climate and Fram Strait
title_sort sea ice, climate and fram strait
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ice pack
Sea ice
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ice pack
Sea ice
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