The amplification of Arctic terrestrial surface temperatures by reduced sea-ice extent during the Pliocene

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 386, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-67

  Ballantyne, Ashley P ^a   Axford, Yarrow ^b   Miller, Gifford H ^c   Otto Bliesner, Bette L ^d   Rosenbloom, Nan ^d   White, James W C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic amplification; Pliocene; Sea ice; Terrestrial climate

Indexed keywords

PALEOTEMPERATURE; PLIOCENE; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84881558250     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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