Present and prospective role of the oceans and ice cover in the world climate

In this article I will focus on the role of the ice-covered oceans, particularly the Arctic, because global warming affects the Arctic more than any other part of the world, and the decline in ice extent which this induces has serious feedback effects upon the enire global climate, including that of...

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Published in:E3S Web of Conferences
Main Author: Wadham Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
French
Published: EDP Sciences 2019
Subjects:
geo
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911900004
https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/45/e3sconf_sf2018_00004.pdf
https://doaj.org/article/936d68e9a23f42eb8492e46a5da62b27
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Summary:In this article I will focus on the role of the ice-covered oceans, particularly the Arctic, because global warming affects the Arctic more than any other part of the world, and the decline in ice extent which this induces has serious feedback effects upon the enire global climate, including that of the non-polar oceans.