The role of physical processes in determining the interdecadal variability of central Arctic sea ice

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3319-3330

  Holland, Marika M ^a,b   Curry, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-ICE INTERACTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; POLAR REGION; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0033226651     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<3319:TROPPI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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