Frequent sea-ice breakup in Lützow-Holmbukta, Antarctica, based on analysis of ice condition from 1980 to 2003

Antarctic Record

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 338-348

  Ushio, Shuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE BREAKUP; SEA ICE; SNOW COVER; WIND FIELD; WINTER;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; LUTZOW-HOLM BAY;

EID: 1842629912     PISSN: 00857289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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