Studies of Antarctic sea ice concentrations from satellite data and their applications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C12, 2001, Pages 31361-31385

  Comiso, Josefino C ^a   Steffen, Konrad ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE COVER; LANDSAT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0035720173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000823     Document Type: Article

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