Modelling of spatial variability and topographic effects over Arctic fjords in Svalbard

Tiina Kilpeläinen; Timo Vihma; Haraldur Ólafsson

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0870.2010.00481.x

Modelling of spatial variability and topographic effects over Arctic fjords in Svalbard

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Volume 63 (2011): Issue 2

By: Tiina Kilpeläinen, Timo Vihma and Haraldur Ólafsson

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0870.2010.00481.x | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Jan 18, 2010

Accepted on: Jul 21, 2010

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