Future Arctic marine access: Analysis and evaluation of observations, models, and projections of sea ice

Cryosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 321-332

  Rogers, T S ^a,b   Walsh, J E ^a,b   Rupp, T S ^a   Brigham, L W ^a,b   Sfraga, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CRYOSPHERE; FUTURE PROSPECT; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MODEL TEST; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PREDICTION; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SEA ICE; SHIPPING; STAKEHOLDER; TREND ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84874462243     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-321-2013     Document Type: Article

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