The arctic ice thickness anomaly of the 1990s: A consistent view from observations and models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Rothrock, D A ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Yu, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Draft; Sea ice; Submarine; Thickness

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ICE COVER; ICE THICKNESS; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0142028677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001208     Document Type: Article

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