Characteristics of changing permafrost temperatures in the Alaskan Arctic, U.S.A.

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 267-273

  Osterkamp, T E ^a   Romanovsky, V E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL TEMPERATURE WAVE; ARCTIC CLIMATE CHANGE; COOLING; GLOBAL WARMING; PERMAFROST TEMPERATURE;

USA, ALASKA;

EID: 0029660259     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552105     Document Type: Review

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