Arctic precipitation as represented in the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 25, Issue , 1997, Pages 429-433

  Serreze, Mark C ^a   Maslanik, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UCB 428   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRECIPITATION; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0031402936     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/s0260305500014403     Document Type: Article

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