Reconstructing Sea Ice Conditions in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Prior to Human Observations

Arctic Sea Ice Decline: Observations, Projections, Mechanisms, and Implications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 27-45

  De Vernal, Anne ^a   Hillaire Marcel, Claude ^a   Solignac, Sandrine ^a   Radi, Taoufik ^a   Rochon, André ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic regions Climate; Climatic changes Environmental aspects Arctic Regions; Environmental impact analysis Arctic regions; Sea ice Arctic regions

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REPAIR; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ARCTIC REGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; HUMAN OBSERVATIONS; ICE-FREE CONDITIONS; SEA ICE CONDITIONS; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SENSITIVE PARAMETER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

SEA ICE;

EID: 84951186165     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/180GM04     Document Type: Chapter

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