Air-sea interactions in the marginal ice zone

Abstract The importance of waves in the Arctic Ocean has increased with the significant retreat of the seasonal sea-ice extent. Here, we use wind, wave, turbulence, and ice measurements to evaluate the response of the ocean surface to a given wind stress within the marginal ice zone, with a focus on...

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Main Authors: Seth Zippel, Jim Thomson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioOne 2016-03-01
Series:Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
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Online Access:http://elementascience.org/article/info:doi/10.12952/journal.elementa.000095