Variability and trends in Laptev Sea ice outflow between 1992-2011

Cryosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 349-363

  Krumpen, T ^a   Janout, M ^a   Hodges, K I ^b   Gerdes, R ^a   Girard Ardhuin, F ^c   Holemann J A ^a   Willmes, S ^d  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b National Centre for Earth Observation   (United Kingdom)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BACK PROPAGATION; DATA SET; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; ICE COVER; ICE THICKNESS; OUTFLOW; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; TREND ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; LAPTEV SEA;

EID: 84874478397     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-7-349-2013     Document Type: Article

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