PMEL Publications Abstract

FY 1977

Observations of medium-scale features along the seasonal ice edge in the Bering Sea

Muench, R.D., and R.L. Charnell

J. Phys. Oceanogr., 7(4), 602–606 (1977)

During winter 1974–75, band-like ice features were observed via satellite in the Bering Sea water-ice transition zone during periods of off-ice winds. These were several tens of kilometers long, spaced from 6–12 km apart, and were generally oriented from 40–90° left of the surface wind direction. Formation of these features appears to be related to atmospheric convective processes; such features may be significant indicators of transition zone ice dynamics.

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