Reconstructing Antarctic sea ice from 130,000 years ago

Past warm periods serve as an analog for the impacts of future warming. Reconstructions of Antarctic sea ice from 130,000 years ago show a reduction in sea-ice extent relative to the present, with the patterns of retreat varying between regions of the Southern Ocean.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Past Global Changes Magazine
Main Author: Chadwick, Matthew
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PAGES 2022
Subjects:
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533651/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533651/1/PAGESmagazine_2022-2_86-87.pdf
https://doi.org/10.22498/pages.30.2.86
Description
Summary:Past warm periods serve as an analog for the impacts of future warming. Reconstructions of Antarctic sea ice from 130,000 years ago show a reduction in sea-ice extent relative to the present, with the patterns of retreat varying between regions of the Southern Ocean.

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