8. The high latitude marine heat wave of 2016 and its impacts on Alaska

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2018, Pages S39-S43

  Walsh, John E ^a   Thoman, Richard L ^b   Bhatt, Uma S ^a   Bieniek, Peter A ^a   Brettschneider, Brian ^a   Brubaker, Michael ^c   Danielson, Seth ^a   Lader, Rick ^a   Fetterer, Florence ^b   Holderied, Kris ^d   Iken, Katrin ^a   Mahoney, Andy ^a   McCammon, Molly ^e   Partain, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^d National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science   (United States)

^e Alaska Ocean Observing System   (United States)

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EID: 85050127633     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0105.1     Document Type: Article

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