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Recent Climate Change: Causes and Impacts of Climate Change in Antarctica

Bentley, M.J.

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D. Liggett
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B. Storey
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Y. Cook
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V. Meduna
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Abstract

In recent decades, many changes have occurred in the atmosphere and the ocean around Antarctica as well as to the terrestrial environments of the continent itself. The causes of these changes are numerous and varied. All components of the Antarctic environment are linked – the hydrosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere and biosphere all respond to changes in any part of these systems, sometimes resulting in feedback mechanisms that amplify or accelerate changes that are underway. This complexity means that the causes and the consequences of climate change can be difficult to determine but some of the range of physical, biological and chemical impacts of climate change are starting to emerge or are already well established, and future effects can begin to be estimated. There is an extensive and wide-ranging literature on recent Antarctic climate change. In particular there is a comprehensive report by Turner et al. (Antarctic climate change and the environment. SCAR, Cambridge, pp 526, 2009), subject of an overview in Convey et al. (Antarct Sci 21:541–563, 2009).

Citation

Bentley, M. (2015). Recent Climate Change: Causes and Impacts of Climate Change in Antarctica. In D. Liggett, B. Storey, Y. Cook, & V. Meduna (Eds.), Exploring the last continent : an introduction to Antarctica (505-520). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18947-5_25

Acceptance Date Nov 10, 2015
Publication Date Dec 1, 2015
Deposit Date Mar 11, 2016
Publisher Springer Verlag
Pages 505-520
Book Title Exploring the last continent : an introduction to Antarctica.
ISBN 9783319189468
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18947-5_25


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