The role of Antarctic sea ice in global climate change

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 371-401

  Hanna, Edward ^a  

^a Department of Geography   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic sea ice; Atmosphere; Global climate change; Ocean

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL-SCALE; OCEAN-ICE-ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM; SEA ICE; SEA ICE/ATMOSPHERE INTERACTION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0030423463     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030913339602000401     Document Type: Article

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