Influence of Climate Change on the Changing Arctic and Sub-Arctic Conditions

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nihoul, Jacques C. J. (Editor), Kostianoy, Andrey G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Climate change.; Oceanography.; Computer simulation.; Ecology.; Ecosystems.; Earth Sciences.; Climate Change.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Simulation and Modeling.

The current warming trends in the Arctic may shove the Arctic system into a seasonally ice-free state not seen for more than one million years. The melting is accelerating, and researchers were unable to identify natural processes that might slow the deicing of the Arctic. Such substantial additiona...