Some characteristics of the climate in northern Alaska, U.S.A.

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 509-518

  Zhang, T ^a   Osterkamp, T E ^a   Stamnes, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE; PRECIPITATION; REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN;

USA, ALASKA;

EID: 0030303173     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1551862     Document Type: Article

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