Meltwater Impacts on the Ocean Circulation since the Last Glacial Maximum
During the last 21,000 years, the planet underwent major changes. The atmospheric CO2 concentration increased ∼50% (Monnin et al., 2001) and the mean global temperature increased 4.0±0.8°C until pre-industrial times (Annan and Hargreaves, 2013). As a consequence of this warming, the huge ice sheets...
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Format: | Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Biblioteca Digitais de Teses e Dissertações da USP
2015
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Online Access: | http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/21/21135/tde-29052015-165852/ |