Published April 1999 | Version v1
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The Antarctic - the wild card in the global climate

Creators

  • 1. Bergen Univ. Geofysisk Inst. (Norway)
  • 2. Norsk Polarinstitutt, Oslo (Norway)

Description

The overview gives an account of studies of snowfall, ice melting and formation and water flow patterns in the Antarctic during the present global warming period. It also gives a survey of the ice area in the region. The sea water warming is dramatic and a large floating glacier seems to be decomposing which is disrupting the oceanographic and ecological relations in the region and globally and is significantly influencing the global climate

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Research program on climatic and environmental problems. Summary of Norwegian climatic and ozone layer research in the last decade and important research tasks in the future

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Additional titles

Original title (Norwegian)
Antarktis - jokeren i det globale klimaet

Publishing Information

ISBN
82-425-1076-8
Imprint Title
Research program on climatic and environmental problems. Summary of Norwegian climatic and ozone layer research in the last decade and important research tasks in the future
Imprint Pagination
151 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 89-91
Report number
NILU-OR--23/99

Conference

Title
Research program on climatic and environmental problems. Seminar
Dates
13-14 Apr 1999
Place
Klaekken Hotell, Hoenefoss (Norway)

INIS

Country of Publication
Norway
Country of Input or Organization
Norway
INIS RN
31062668
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CLIMATIC CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; EVALUATED DATA; GLACIERS; GLOBAL ASPECTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; ICE; MELTING; OCEANOGRAPHY; SNOW; TEMPERATURE MONITORING; WEATHER
Descriptors DEC
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; CLIMATIC CHANGE; CRYOSPHERE; DATA; INFORMATION; MONITORING; NUMERICAL DATA; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; POLAR REGIONS

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2 figures, 8 refs Imprint:Forskningsprogram om klima- og ozonspoersmaal. Oppsummering av norsk klima- og ozonlagsforskning de siste ti aarene og viktige forskningsoppgaver i framtiden