Impact of river discharge and regional climatology on the decay of sea ice in the Laptev Sea during spring and early summer

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 214-229

  Bareiss, Jörg ^a   Eicken, Hajo ^b,c   Helbig, Alfred ^a   Martin, Thomas ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA ICE;

LAPTEV SEA;

EID: 0032783756     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552250     Document Type: Article

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