Variations in western Arctic temperatures in response to cloud radiative and synoptic-scale influences

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 21769-21776

  Stone, Robert S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL WEATHER PATTERN; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES;

ARCTIC; USA, ALASKA, BARROW;

EID: 0031393005     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01840     Document Type: Article

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