Document 2 
Accession No.: 4327564. 
Author:        Martin-S.  Munoz-E.  Drucker-R. 
Author Affil.: Sch. of Oceanogr., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA. 
Title:         The effect of severe storms on the ice cover of the northern
               Tatarskiy Strait. 
Source:        Journal of Geophysical Research.  vol.97, no.C11.  pp.  17753-
               64.  15 Nov. 1992. 
References:    23 refs. 
ISSN:          0148-0227. 
CODEN:         JGREA2. 
Language:      eng. 
Year:          1992. 
Pub. Type:     journal-article (J). 
Treatment:     EXPERIMENTAL (X). 
Sub./Material: O2/el O/el. 
Num. Indexing: depth 3.0E+03 to 3.5E+03 m. 
Report No.:    CCCC: 0148-0227/92/92JC-01587$05.00. 
Pub. Country:  USA. 
Class. Code:   A9210R.  A9210K.  A9330R.  A9210D.  A9210F.  A9210M.  A9260Q. 
               A9210F. A9260X.  A9260G. 
Subject:       geophysical-fluid-dynamics.  meteorology.  oceanographic-
               regions.    sea-ice.  seawater.  storms.  wind. 
Identifiers:   sea ice production rate.  bottom water production rate.  ocean
               ice-free regions.  cold northerly winds.  AD 1966 to 1990. 
               atmosphere-ocean interaction.  microwave remote sensing. 
               severe storms.  ice cover. northern Tatarskiy Strait.  ice-
               covered area.  winter.  passive microwave images.  Japan Sea
               bottom water.  prevailing winds.  reduced ice concentration. 
               enhanced ice production.  very strong northerly winds. large
               transient polynya.  ice growth.  open water.  3 to 3.5 km. 
               cold O/sub 2/ rich bottom water. 
Abstract:      The Tatarskiy Strait is the northernmost region of the Japan
               Sea, with an ice-covered area in winter of about 4*10/sup 4/
               km/sup 2/.  Daily passive microwave images of the region are
               used to estimate the production of ice and Japan Sea bottom
               water.  In winter, the prevailing winds in the strait are
               northerly and cold;  these conditions create a region of
               reduced ice concentration in the northern strait, which leads
               to an enhanced ice production throughout the season.  In
               addition, each winter one or two severe storms generate very
               strong northerly winds and cold temperatures in the strait. 
               These storms create a large transient polynya in the strait. 
               Calculation of the ice growth from open water in the northern
               strait yields about 25 km/sup 3/ of ice per season, of which
               severe storms provide about 25%.  The total ice production is
               sufficient to form about 5-12*10/sup 2/ km/sup 3/ of the Japan
               Sea bottom water. 
UW Load Date   9302.