Interannual variability of hudson bay ice thickness

Polar Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 222-238

  Gough, William A ^a   Gagnon, Alexandre S ^a,b   Lau, Ho Pang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; ICE THICKNESS; SEA ICE;

CANADA; HUDSON BAY; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17144391464     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/789610188     Document Type: Article

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