Arctic system on trajectory to new, seasonally ice-free state

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Volumn 86, Issue 34, 2005, Pages

  Overpeck, J T ^a   Sturm, M ^b   Francis, J A ^c   Perovich, D K ^d   Serreze, M C ^e   Benner, R ^f   Carmack, E C ^g   Chapin III, F S ^h   Gerlach, S C ^h   Hamilton, L C ⁱ   Hinzman, L D ^j   Holland, M ^k   Huntington, H P ^l   Key, J R ^m   Lloyd, A H ⁿ   MacDonald, G M ^o   McFadden, J ^p   Noone, D ^q   Prowse, T D ^r   Schlosser, P ^s   Vorosmarty C ⁱ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^j University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

^k NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^l Huntington Consulting   (United States)

^m NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service   (United States)

ⁿ MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^q CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ICE FREE CORRIDOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAJECTORY;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 33646369543     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005EO340001     Document Type: Review

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