The Geophysics of Sea Ice (Nato ASI Series)

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 Based on the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Air-Sea-Ice Interaction held September 28-October 10, 1981 in Acquafredda di maratea, Italy. Intent is to present the topic of sea ice in the broad and interdisciplinary context of atmospheric and oceanographic science