The Geophysics of Sea Ice

Front Matter....Pages i-x
The Geophysics of Sea Ice: Overview....Pages 1-8
The Growth, Structure, and Properties of Sea Ice....Pages 9-164
Mechanical Behavior of Sea Ice....Pages 165-281
The Atmospheric Boundary Layer....Pages 283-337
The Upper Ocean....Pages 339-394
The Surface Heat and Mass Balance....Pages 395-463
Arctic Stratus Clouds....Pages 465-488
Kinematics of Sea Ice....Pages 489-549
Ice Thickness Distribution — Measurement and Theory....Pages 551-575
Ice Dynamics....Pages 577-640
Circulation and Mixing in Ice-Covered Waters....Pages 641-712
Atmospheric Modelling and Air-Sea-Ice Interaction....Pages 713-754
Diagnostic Studies of Large-Scale Air-Sea-Ice Interactions....Pages 755-784
Stochastic Description of Atmosphere — Sea Ice — Ocean Interaction....Pages 785-823
The Seasonal Ice Zone....Pages 825-991
Aspects of the Meteorology of the Seasonal Sea Ice Zone....Pages 993-1020
Remote Sensing as a Research Tool....Pages 1021-1098
The Sea Ice Data Base....Pages 1099-1134
Accuracy of Surface Geostrophic Wind Forecasts in the Central Arctic....Pages 1135-1161
Internal Waves in the Arctic Ocean: A Review....Pages 1163-1183
Back Matter....Pages 1185-1195