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• APA style

  The decrease of Arctic sea ice, minimum extent in 1982 and 2007, and climate projections. (December 2007). In UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library. Retrieved 08:26, September 9, 2010 from http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/the-decrease-of-arctic-sea-ice-minimum-extent-in-1982-and-2007-and-climate-projections.

• MLA style

  "The decrease of Arctic sea ice, minimum extent in 1982 and 2007, and climate projections." UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library. December 2007. UNEP/GRID-Arendal. 9 Sep 2010 <http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/the-decrease-of-arctic-sea-ice-minimum-extent-in-1982-and-2007-and-climate-projections>.

• MHRA style

  UNEP/GRID-Arendal, 'The decrease of Arctic sea ice, minimum extent in 1982 and 2007, and climate projections', UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library, December 2007, <http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/the-decrease-of-arctic-sea-ice-minimum-extent-in-1982-and-2007-and-climate-projections> [Accessed 9 September 2010]

• Chicago style

  UNEP/GRID-Arendal, The decrease of Arctic sea ice, minimum extent in 1982 and 2007, and climate projections, UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library, http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/the-decrease-of-arctic-sea-ice-minimum-extent-in-1982-and-2007-and-climate-projections (Accessed 9 September 2010)

• CBE/CSE style

  UNEP/GRID-Arendal. The decrease of Arctic sea ice, minimum extent in 1982 and 2007, and climate projections [Internet]. UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library; December 2007 [cited 2010 Sep 9]. Available from: http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/the-decrease-of-arctic-sea-ice-minimum-extent-in-1982-and-2007-and-climate-projections.

• Bluebook style

  The decrease of Arctic sea ice, minimum extent in 1982 and 2007, and climate projections, http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/the-decrease-of-arctic-sea-ice-minimum-extent-in-1982-and-2007-and-climate-projections (Last visited September 9, 2010).

• Bluebook: Harvard JOLT style

  See UNEP/GRID Arendal Maps and Graphics Library, The decrease of Arctic sea ice, minimum extent in 1982 and 2007, and climate projections, http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/the-decrease-of-arctic-sea-ice-minimum-extent-in-1982-and-2007-and-climate-projections (Optional description here) (as of Sep. 9, 2010, 06:26 UTC).

• AMA style

  UNEP/GRID-Arendal. The decrease of Arctic sea ice, minimum extent in 1982 and 2007, and climate projections. UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library. December 2007. Available at: http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/the-decrease-of-arctic-sea-ice-minimum-extent-in-1982-and-2007-and-climate-projections. Accessed September 09, 2010.