A method of detecting change in the ice conditions of the central Greenland Sea by the whelping locations of harp seals

Journal of Climate

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1216-1226

  Wilkinson, Jeremy P ^a   Wadhams, P ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MICROWAVES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WIND EFFECTS;

AIR TEMPERATURES; GREENLAND SEA; WHELPING HARP SEAL (PHOCA GROENLANDICA);

SEA ICE;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

PHOCA GROENLANDICA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 19144369311     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3325.1     Document Type: Article

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