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Climate variation in the European sector of the Arctic: Observations and scenarios

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  1. Norwegian Meteorological Institute, P.O.Box 43, NO-0313, Blindern, Oslo, Norway

    Inger Hanssen-Bauer

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  1. Norwegian Polar Institute, Svalbard, P.O.Box 505, 9171, Longyearbyen, Norway

    Jon Børre Ørbæk

  2. Polar Environmental Centre, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, 9296, Tromsø, Norway

    Roland Kallenborn

  3. Polar Environmental Centre, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, 9296, Tromsø, Norway

    Ingunn Tombre

  4. Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø, Breivika, 9037, Tromsø, Norway

    Else N. Hegseth

  5. Polar Environmental Centre, Norwegian Polar Institute, 9296, Tromsø, Norway

    Stig Falk-Petersen

  6. Department of Political Science, University of Tromsø, Breivika, 9037, Tromsø, Norway

    Alf H. Hoel

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Hanssen-Bauer, I. (2007). Climate variation in the European sector of the Arctic: Observations and scenarios. In: Ørbæk, J.B., Kallenborn, R., Tombre, I., Hegseth, E.N., Falk-Petersen, S., Hoel, A.H. (eds) Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48514-8_3

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