Climate change considerations

US Geological Survey Circular

Volumn , Issue 1370, 2011, Pages 81-108

  Clow, Gary D ^a   DeGange, Anthony R ^a   Derksen, Dirk V ^a   Zimmerman, Christian E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GAS INDUSTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; OIL INDUSTRY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CHUKCHI SEA;

EID: 84857261274     PISSN: 1067084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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