| Title | Antarctic climate change and the environment |
| Author | Convey, P.; Bindschadler, R.; Di Prisco, G.; Gutt, J.; Hodgson, D.A.; Mayewski, P.A.; Summerhayes, C.P.; Turner, J.; Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE) Consortium |
| Author Affil | Convey, P., British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Other: NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center; National Research Council, Italy; Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Federal Republic of Germany; University of Maine; Scott Polar Research Institute, United Kingdom |
| Source | Antarctic Science, 21(6), p.541-563, . Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISSN: 0954- 1020 |
| Publication Date | Dec. 2009 |
| Notes | In English. Includes appendix. 164 refs. Ant. Acc. No: 87347. GeoRef Acc. No: 296710 |
| Index Terms | animals; climatic change; ecology; glacial geology; paleoclimatology; Antarctica; Southern Ocean; biota; climate change; climate effects; conservation |
| Abstract | The Antarctic climate system varies on timescales from orbital, through millennial to sub-annual, and is closely coupled to other parts of the global climate system. We review these variations from the perspective of the geological and glaciological records and the recent historical period from which we have instrumental data (approx. the last 50 years). We consider their consequences for the biosphere, and show how the latest numerical models project changes into the future, taking into account human actions in the form of the release of greenhouse gases and chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. In doing so, we provide an essential Southern Hemisphere companion to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10.1017/S0954102009990642 |
| Publication Type | journal article |
| Record ID | 64001832 |