Sea ice in the western Antarctic Peninsula region: Spatio-temporal variability from ecological and climate change perspectives

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 18-19, 2008, Pages 2041-2058

  Stammerjohn, Sharon E ^a,b   Martinson, Douglas G ^a,b   Smith, Raymond C ^c   Iannuzzi, Richard A ^a  

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

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctic zone; Climatic changes; Ocean ice atmosphere system; Polar marine environment; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE; OCEAN HABITATS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTIC ZONE; CLIMATIC CHANGES; OCEAN-ICE-ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM; POLAR MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

ICE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GLACIER; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLAR REGION; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WARMING;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 53849105742     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.04.026     Document Type: Article

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