Author:
Turner John,Barrand Nicholas E.,Bracegirdle Thomas J.,Convey Peter,Hodgson Dominic A.,Jarvis Martin,Jenkins Adrian,Marshall Gareth,Meredith Michael P.,Roscoe Howard,Shanklin Jon,French John,Goosse Hugues,Guglielmin Mauro,Gutt Julian,Jacobs Stan,Kennicutt Marlon C.,Masson-Delmotte Valerie,Mayewski Paul,Navarro Francisco,Robinson Sharon,Scambos Ted,Sparrow Mike,Summerhayes Colin,Speer Kevin,Klepikov Alexander
Abstract
ABSTRACTWe present an update of the ‘key points’ from the Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE) report that was published by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) in 2009. We summarise subsequent advances in knowledge concerning how the climates of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean have changed in the past, how they might change in the future, and examine the associated impacts on the marine and terrestrial biota. We also incorporate relevant material presented by SCAR to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings, and make use of emerging results that will form part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,Ecology,Geography, Planning and Development