Interannual variations of light-absorbing particles in snow on Arctic sea ice

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 11,391-11,400

  Doherty, Sarah J ^a   Steele, Michael ^a   Rigor, Ignatius ^a   Warren, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; MELTWATER; MIXING RATIO; SEA ICE; SNOW; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPRING (SEASON); TREND ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; GREENLAND; NORTH POLE; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 84956825481     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD024018     Document Type: Article

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