Recent advances in understanding the Arctic climate system state and change from a sea ice perspective: A review

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 13571-13600

  Doscher R ^a   Vihma, T ^b   Maksimovich, E ^c  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Centre Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GLOBAL WARMING; ICE COVER; ICE MARGIN; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84919667253     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-13571-2014     Document Type: Review

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