Antarctic climate change and the environment: an update

We 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 Oc...

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Published in:Polar record 2014-07, Vol.50 (3), p.237-259
Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biota
Climate change
Continental interfaces, environment
Environmental protection
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Ocean, Atmosphere
Sciences of the Universe
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Summary:We 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.
ISSN:0032-2474
1475-3057
DOI:10.1017/S0032247413000296