Polynya activity in the Arctic Ocean from 1958 to 1997

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C4, 2000, Pages 8789-8803

  Winsor, Peter ^a   Björk, Göran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOCLINE; POLYNYA; WINTER;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033665442     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900305     Document Type: Review

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