Climate change in the polar regions /

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"The polar regions have experienced some remarkable environmental changes in recent decades, such as the Antarctic ozone hole, the loss of large amounts of sea ice from the Arctic Ocean and major warming on the Antarctic Peninsula. The polar regions are also predicted to warm more than any othe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Turner, John
Other Authors: Marshall, Gareth
Format: Printed Book
Published: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Climatic changes-Polar regions-History.
Meteorology-Polar regions-Observations.
Climatic changes-Environmental aspects-Polar regions.
Sea ice-Polar regions.
Global warming-Polar regions.
Online Access:http://books.google.co.in/books?id=klTlaWWWxNoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Climate+change+in+the+polar+regions&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1DLrUprIAcWHrQeE94DgAw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Climate%20change%20in%20the%20polar%20regions&f=false
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Polar climate data and models; 3. The high latitude climates and mechanisms of change; 4. The last million years; 5. The Holocene; 6. The instrumental period; 7. Predictions for the next 100 years; 8. Summary and future research needs; References; Index.

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