Open AccessSouth Pole Ice Core Reveals History of Antarctic Sea Ice
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Thompson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo158303
Subject(s) - geology , ice core , sea ice , antarctic sea ice , core (optical fiber) , oceanography , ice caps , arctic ice pack , physical geography , paleontology , geography , glacier , engineering , telecommunications
Every summer, most of the sea ice near Antarctica melts away, but its saltiness leaves a permanent record that scientists can trace back for millennia.