Geostrophic drag coefficients over sea ice

James E. Overland; Kenneth L. Davidson

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v44i1.17118

Geostrophic drag coefficients over sea ice

Tellus

Volume 44 (1992): Issue 1

By: James E. Overland and Kenneth L. Davidson

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|Jan 1992

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Language: English

Page range: 54 - 66

Submitted on: Oct 11, 1990

Accepted on: Mar 5, 1991

Published on: Jan 1, 1992

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© 1992 James E. Overland, Kenneth L. Davidson, published by Stockholm University Press
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