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Original Articles

Sensitivity of arctic summer sea ice coverage to global warming forcing: towards reducing uncertainty in arctic climate change projections

Xiangdong ZhangInternational Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK99775, USA;Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 220-227 | Received 29 Oct 2009, Accepted 15 Feb 2010, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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