Polynyas in a high-resolution dynamic–thermodynamic sea ice model and their parameterization using flux models

H. Bjornsson; A. J. Willmott; L. A. Mysak; M. A. Morales Maqueda

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v53i2.12184

Polynyas in a high-resolution dynamic–thermodynamic sea ice model and their parameterization using flux models

Tellus

Volume 53 (2001): Issue 2

By: H. Bjornsson, A. J. Willmott, L. A. Mysak and M. A. Morales Maqueda

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v53i2.12184 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 245 - 265

Submitted on: Jul 6, 1999

Accepted on: Sep 3, 2000

Published on: Jan 1, 2001

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