Climate of the arctic marine environment

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages

  Walsh, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Climate; Climate change; Precipitation; Sea ice; Subpolar seas; Temperature

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SEA WATER; SNOW;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ISLAND; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MELT; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OPEN OCEAN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEA ICE; SEASONALITY; SOLAR RADIATION; STORM; TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

ARCTIC; CLIMATE; REVIEW; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC REGIONS; CLIMATE; RAIN; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SNOW; TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 45249091286     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0503.1     Document Type: Review

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