Summary
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction; The intimate and complex relationship between snow and sea ice; General characteristics of snow on ice; The temporal evolution of the snow pack; Snow pack properties; Snow depth distribution; Remote-sensing considerations; Ecological significance of snow; The outlook; Acknowledgements; References
Authors:Sturm M. Massom R.A.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, New York (USA) and Oxford (UK)
Published in: 2009
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
Program area: Antarctic Climate
Sturm M., Massom R.A.
(2009)
Chapter 5 Snow and Sea Ice,
Sea Ice. 2nd Edition
153-204;
doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444317145.ch5;
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