A positive trend in western Antarctic Peninsula precipitation over the last 50 years reflecting regional and Antarctic-wide atmospheric circulation changes

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2005, Pages 85-91

  Turner, John ^a   Lachlan Cope, Tom ^a   Colwell, Steve ^a   Marshall, Gareth J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA LEVEL PRESSURE;

AMUNDSEN SEA; ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 33646375184     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756405781813177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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