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The Eurasian Arctic during the Last Ice Age: A vast ice sheet once covered the Barents Sea. Its sudden disappearance 100 centuries ago provides a lesson about western Antarctica today
- Source :
- American Scientist. Jan-Feb, 2002, Vol. 90 Issue 1, p32, 8 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- In the 1970s, long before global warming had become much of a public concern, an Ohio State University glaciologist named John Mercer made a disturbing observation. He pointed out that [...]
- Subjects :
- Antarctica -- Environmental aspects
Eurasia -- Environmental aspects
Glaciers -- Antarctica -- Environmental aspects -- Research
Glacial erosion -- Environmental aspects -- Research
Glaciology -- Research -- Environmental aspects
Global warming -- Environmental aspects -- Research
Ice sheets -- Environmental aspects -- Research
Science and technology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00030996
- Volume :
- 90
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- American Scientist
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.81528416