Climate change in the western Antarctic Peninsula since 1945: Observations and possible causes

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 27, Issue , 1998, Pages 571-575

  King, J C ^a   Harangozo, S A ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0032442718     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/1998aog27-1-571-575     Document Type: Article

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