Overview
- Provides a comprehensive overview of Antarctic environmental changes in space and time
- Discusses global trends and patterns in the climate change research in the Antarctic region
- Details Cenozoic evolution of Antarctic ice sheet, circum-Antarctic circulation, and Antarctic climate
Part of the book series: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library (EESL)
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The present book covers diversified contributions addressing the impact of climate change on the Antarctic environment. It covers the reconstruction of environmental changes using different proxies. The chapters focus on the glacial history, glacial geomorphology, sedimentology, and geochemistry of Antarctic region. Furthermore, the Cenozoic evolution of the Antarctic ice sheet is discussed along with a Scientometrics analysis of climate change research. The book serves as a useful reference for researchers who are fascinated by the polar region and environmental research.
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Book Title: Assessing the Antarctic Environment from a Climate Change Perspective
Book Subtitle: An Integrated Approach
Editors: Neloy Khare
Series Title: Earth and Environmental Sciences Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87078-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-87077-5Published: 19 December 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-87080-5Published: 20 December 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-87078-2Published: 01 January 2022
Series ISSN: 2730-6674
Series E-ISSN: 2730-6682
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 359
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 108 illustrations in colour
Topics: Earth Sciences, general, Ecology, Environmental Policy