Arctic sea ice extents, areas, and trends, 1978-1996

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C9, 1999, Pages 20837-20856

  Parkinson, Claire L ^a   Cavalieri, Donald J ^a   Gloersen, Per ^a   Zwally, H Jay ^a   Comiso, Josefino C ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE COVER; POLAR REGION; SEA ICE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033567611     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900082     Document Type: Review

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