The role of natural versus forced change in future rapid summer arctic ice loss

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 180, Issue , 2008, Pages 133-150

  Holland, Marika M ^a   Bitz, Cecilia M ^b   Tremblay, L Bruno ^c   Bailey, David A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 85018561630     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/180GM10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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