Precipitation decrease in the western Arctic, with special emphasis on Barrow and Barter Island, Alaska

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1687-1707

  Curtis, J ^a   Wendler, G ^a   Stone, R ^b   Dutton, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Climatic trend analyses; Cloud cover; Precipitation; Temperature; Western Arctic

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD COVER; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW; TEMPERATURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032462329     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199812)18:15<1687::AID-JOC341>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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