The rapid decline of the sea ice in the Russian Arctic

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-142

  Rodrigues, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barents Sea; Chukchi Sea; East Siberian Sea; Ice free season; Kara Sea; Laptev Sea; Northern Sea Route; Russian Arctic; Sea ice area; Sea ice extent

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE;

BARENTS SEA; CHUKCHI SEA; EAST SIBERIAN SEA; HIGH RATES; ICE-FREE SEASON; KARA SEA; LAPTEV SEA; NORTHERN SEA ROUTE; PASSIVE MICROWAVE; RUSSIAN ARCTIC; RUSSIAN ARCTIC SEAS; SEA ICE AREA; SEA ICE EXTENT; SEA-ICE CONCENTRATIONS; SEA-ICE COVERS; WINTER MONTHS;

ICE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ICE COVER; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; CHUKCHI SEA; KARA SEA;

EID: 52749096747     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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