The Arctic Ocean-a Canadian perspective from IPY

Climatic Change

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-113

  Melling, H ^a   Francois, R ^b   Myers, P G ^c   Perrie, W ^d   Rochon, A ^e   Taylor, R L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^e INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PRESSURES; AIR SEA INTERACTIONS; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ARCTIC SEA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; CLIMATE VARIATION; DISSOLVED IRON; HOLOCENES; ICE AGE; ICE COVER; ICE DRIFT; KEY ATTRIBUTES; LIGHT LEVEL; LOW SALINITY; LOW TEMPERATURES; MARINE PROJECTS; MID-DEPTH CIRCULATION; NORTH AMERICAN; OPERATIONAL USE; PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH; STRONG WINDS; WAVE FORECAST;

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; MANGANESE; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ALKALINITY; CLIMATE MODELING; FORECASTING METHOD; ICE DRIFT; LOW TEMPERATURE; OCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE; SEA ICE; SHELF BREAK;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BAFFIN BAY [ARCTIC OCEAN]; BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC;

EID: 84867681314     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-012-0576-4     Document Type: Article

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