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Northern Hemisphere freezing/thawing index variations over the twentieth century

  1. Oliver W. Frauenfeld*,
  2. Tingjun Zhang,
  3. James L. Mccreight

Article first published online: 17 JUL 2006

DOI: 10.1002/joc.1372

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International Journal of Climatology

International Journal of Climatology

Volume 27, Issue 1, pages 47–63, January 2007

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Frauenfeld, O. W., Zhang, T. and Mccreight, J. L. (2007), Northern Hemisphere freezing/thawing index variations over the twentieth century. Int. J. Climatol., 27: 47–63. doi: 10.1002/joc.1372

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  1. University of Colorado, CIRES/NSIDC, USA

*University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, National Snow and Ice Data Center, 449 UCB, Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0449, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 21 DEC 2006
  2. Article first published online: 17 JUL 2006
  3. Manuscript Revised: 3 MAY 2006
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 3 MAY 2006
  5. Manuscript Received: 3 NOV 2005

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