Brine fluxes from growing sea ice

It is well known that brine drainage from growing sea ice has a controlling influence on its mechanical, electromagnetic, biological and transport properties, and hence upon the buoyancy forcing and ecology in the polar oceans. When the ice has exceeded a critical thickness the drainage process is d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wells, A, Wettlaufer, J, Orszag, SA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011