The impact of sediment-laden snow and sea ice in the Arctic on climate

Climatic Change

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 641-664

  Ledley, Tamara Shapiro ^a   Pfirman, Stephanie ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ICE RAFTING; SEA ICE; SEDIMENT; SNOW; SNOW COVER; SOLAR RADIATION;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0030708842     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005354912379     Document Type: Article

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