Ice thickness in the Arctic Ocean: The statistical reliability of experimental data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C13, 1997, Pages 27951-27959

  Wadhams, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; ICE THICKNESS; STATISTICS;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0031390947     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC02503     Document Type: Article

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