The increase in the length of the ice-free season in the Arctic

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-101

  Rodrigues, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Climate change; Ice free season; Sea ice; Sea ice index

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OCEAN; ARCTIC SEA ICE; DISJOINT REGIONS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; SATELLITE MONITORING; SATELLITE PASSIVE MICROWAVE; SEA ICE CONCENTRATION;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; ATMOSPHERICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; TIME SERIES;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 70349168547     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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