Wintertime Antarctic coastal polynya area: 1992-2008

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2009, Pages

  Kern, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUE; ROSS ICE SHELVES; ROSS SEA; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE/IMAGER; TERRA NOVA BAYS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

SEA ICE;

CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; ICE SHELF; IMAGING METHOD; PERSISTENCE; POLYNYA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 70349605323     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL038062     Document Type: Article

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