Antarctic sea ice extent variability and its global connectivity

Journal of Climate

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1697-1717

  Yuan, Xiaojun ^a   Martinson, Douglas G ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; GLOBAL WARMING; OCEANOGRAPHY; TROPICS;

EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) PHENOMENON; POLAR REGIONS; SEA ICE EDGE (SIE) ANOMALY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

SEA ICE;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONNECTIVITY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0033939147     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1697:ASIEVA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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