A wind-driven, hybrid latent and sensible heat coastal polynya off Barrow, Alaska
The nature of the Barrow Coastal Polynya (BCP), which forms episodically off the Alaska coast in winter, is examined using mooring data, atmospheric reanalysis data, and satellite-derived sea-ice concentration and production data. We focus on oceanographic conditions such as water mass distribution...
Published in: | Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
2016
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JC011318 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/114488 |