Recent Trends in Arctic Sea Ice and the Evolving Role of Atmospheric Circulation Forcing, 1979-2007

Arctic Sea Ice Decline: Observations, Projections, Mechanisms, and Implications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 7-26

  Deser, Clara ^a   Teng, Haiyan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic regions Climate; Climatic changes Environmental aspects Arctic Regions; Environmental impact analysis Arctic regions; Sea ice Arctic regions

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CLIMATOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS;

ARCTIC REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; PASSIVE MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS; SEA ICE CONCENTRATION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; THERMAL ADVECTION;

SEA ICE;

EID: 84951059990     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/180GM03     Document Type: Chapter

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