Seasonal and interannual variability of the Odden ice tongue and a study of environmental effects

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C5, 2001, Pages 9093-9116

  Comiso, Josefino C ^a   Wadhams, Peter ^b   Pedersen, Leif Toudal ^c   Gersten, Robert A ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ICE TONGUE; PERIODICITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

GREENLAND SEA;

EID: 0034933877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000204     Document Type: Article

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