The impact of winds and sea surface temperatures on the Barents Sea ice extent, a statistical approach

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 248-255

  Pavlova, Olga ^a   Pavlov, Vladimir ^a   Gerland, Sebastian ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Barents Sea; Polar climate; Sea ice extent; Sea level pressure; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

BARENTS SEA; POLAR CLIMATE; SEA ICE EXTENT; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST);

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA LEVEL;

SEA ICE;

ADVECTION; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DATA SET; POLAR REGION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WIND DIRECTION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA; SIBERIA;

EID: 84889033542     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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