The Arctic matters: Extreme weather responds to diminished Arctic Sea ice

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Francis, J A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; extreme weather; sea ice

Indexed keywords

SEA ICE;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC SEA ICE; EXTREME WEATHER; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; MODEL SIMULATION; SEA ICE CONDITIONS;

ICE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; EXTREME EVENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; SEA ICE; WEATHER;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84944810022     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/9/091002     Document Type: Review

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