Warming trends in the Arctic from clear sky satellite observations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 3498-3510

  Comiso, Josefino C ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SEA ICE; WEATHER SATELLITES;

REGIONAL VARIABILITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ANOMALY; GLOBAL WARMING; SATELLITE DATA; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TREND ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0347353591     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<3498:WTITAF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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