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Fundamental Research / Recherche fondamentale

Multi-Year Sea Ice Conditions in the Northwest Passage: 1968–2020

Stephen E.L. Howell1 Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
David G. Babb2 Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
,
Jack C. Landy3 Department of Physics and Technology, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
&
Mike Brady1 Climate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Canada
Pages 202-216 | Received 25 Mar 2022, Accepted 04 Oct 2022, Published online: 21 Oct 2022

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