Variability and trends of the summer melt period of Antartic ice margins since 1980 from microwave sensors

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1047-1060

  Torinesi, Olivier ^a   Fily, Michel ^a   Genthon, Christophe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; MICROWAVES; WEATHER SATELLITES;

METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATE VARIATION; ICE MARGIN; MELTING; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; POLAR REGION; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0141705695     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<1047:VATOTS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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