Scaling in fracture and refreezing of sea ice
Sea ice breaks up and regenerates rapidly during winter conditions in the Arctic. Analyzing satellite data from the Kara Sea, we find that the average ice floe size depends on weather conditions. Nevertheless, the frequency of floes of size A is a power law, N∼A−τ, where τ=1.6±0.2, for A less than a...
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Korsnes, R.,
Souza, S.R.,
Donangelo, R.,
Hansen, A.,
Paczuski, M.,
Sneppen, K. |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378437103006277
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