Antarctic climate and vegetation during the Neogene: a geochemical and modelling approach

During the mid- to late Neogene (20 - 2.5 million years ago), episodic retreat of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) coincided with periods of higher-than-present atmospheric CO2, indicating ice sheet sensitivity to climatic conditions similar to those projected for the coming decades. Understanding Anta...

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Main Author: Rees-Owen, Rhian Laura
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Leeds 2016
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Online Access:https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/15445/
https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/15445/1/RhianRees-Owen_PhDthesis_final.pdf