Decadal-to-interdecadal fluctuations of arctic sea-ice cover and the atmospheric circulation during 1954–1994

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 389-415

  Yi, Dingrong ^a   Mysak, Lawrence A ^a   Venegas, Silvia A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0033236483     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07055900.1999.9649633     Document Type: Article

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