Spatial and temporal variability of sea ice in the Laptev Sea: Analyses and review of satellite passive-microwave data and model results, 1979 to 2002

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 48, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 28-54

  Bareiss, J ^a   Gorgen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic; Cyclone detection and tracking; Laptev Sea; Polynyas; Remote sensing; Sea ice; Thermodynamic sea ice model

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLIMATE; POLYNYA; REMOTE SENSING; SEA ICE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; LAPTEV SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 23944439422     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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