Antarctic climate change and the environment

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 whic...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Correction Convey, P., Bindschadler, R., Di Prisco, G., Fahrbach, E., Gutt, J., Hodgson, D. A., Mayewski, P. A., Summerhayes, C. P., Turner, J., Abram, Nerilie, Adams, Byron, Ainley, David, Anderson, John, Arbetter, Todd, Arthern, Rob, Atkinson, Angus, Barbante, Carlo, Bargagli, Roberto, Bargelloni, Luca, Barnes, Dave, Barrett, Peter, Bentley, Mike, Bergstrom, Dana, Bertler, Nancy, Bindschadler, Bob, Bockheim, James, Bodeker, Greg, Bopp, Laurent, Boutron, Claude, Bracegirdle, Tom, Bromwich, David, Chown, Steven, Clarke, Andy, Comiso, Joey, Convey, Peter, Cook, Alison, Crame, Alistair, Crosta, Xavier, Curran, Mark, Di Prisco, Guido, Fahrbach, Eberhard, Fastook, Jim, Fleming, Andrew, Forcada, Jaume, Francis, Jane, Frenot, Yves, Gili, Josep Maria, Goodwin, Ian, Goosse, Hughes, Gugliemin, Mauro, Gutt, Julian, Hellmer, Hartmut, Hennion, Francoise, Heywood, Karen, Hodgson, Dominic A., Holland, David, Hong, Sung Min, Huiskes, Adrian, Isla, Enrique, Jacobs, Stan, Jenkins, Adrian, Jones, Anna, Leaper, Rebecca, Lefebvre, Wouter, Lenton, Andrew, Linse, Katrin, Lynch, Amanda, Marshall, Gareth, Massé, Guillaume, Masson-Delmotte, Valerie, Mayewski, Paul, Meredith, Mike, Metzl, Nicolas, Monaghan, Andrew, Mulvaney, Robert, Murray, Alison, Naveira-Garabato, Alberto, Newsham, Kevin, O'Farrell, Siobhan, Orejas, Covadonga, Peck, Lloyd, Pörtner, Hans Otto, Rintoul, Steve, Röthilsburger, Regine, Robinson, Sharon, Roscoe, Howard, Rossi, Sergio, Scambos, Ted, Schiel, Sigrid, Shanklin, Jon, Smale, Daniel, Smetacek, Victor, Sparrow, Mike, Speer, Kevin, Stevens, Mark, Summerhayes, Colin, Trathan, Philip, Turner, John, Van Der Veen, Kees, Van Ommen, Tas, Vanreusel, Ann, Vaughan, David, Verde, Cinzia, Verleyen, Elie, Vyverman, Wim, Wang, Zhaomin, Webb, David, Wiencke, Christian, Willems, Anne, Woodworth, Philip, Worby, Tony, Worland, Roger, Yamanouchi, Takashi, Zane, Lorenzo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/88f7f124-4ad6-4449-b70a-6ead7d89953f
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102009990642
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=76849117146&partnerID=8YFLogxK
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Summary: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 (∼ 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.