Emergence of a climate oscillation in the Arctic Ocean due to global warming

Soong-Ki Kim; Soon-Il An

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Emergence of a climate oscillation in the Arctic Ocean due to global warming

Soong-Ki Kim

Soon-Il An

Nature Climate Change Vol. 14 No. 12 pp. 1268-1274 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Soong-Ki Kim, Soon-Il An (2024). Emergence of a climate oscillation in the Arctic Ocean due to global warming. Nature Climate Change, 14(12), 1268-1274. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02171-3

Emergence of a climate oscillation in the Arctic Ocean due to global warming

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