Introduction to special section on Large-Scale Characteristics of the Sea Ice Cover from AMSR-E and Other Satellite Sensors

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Comiso, Josefino C ^a   Steffen, Konrad ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 42549164135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004442     Document Type: Editorial

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