Open AccessAntarctic's role pursued in global climate change
Author(s) -
Mayewski P.,
Goodwin I.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/eo080i035p00398
Subject(s) - climatology , climate change , southern oscillation , forcing (mathematics) , climate oscillation , latitude , global change , el niño southern oscillation , global warming , environmental science , global temperature , geography , effects of global warming , oceanography , geology , geodesy
The impact of Antarctica on global climate change and the impact of global climate change on Antarctica are the focal points of a current series of expeditions there, and an international, interdisciplinary array of researchers met this past spring to go over the expeditions' progress. Advances were reported in describing the impact of the seasonal cycle, semiannual oscillation, and the El Niño‐Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle on Antarctic accumulation in recent decades. Difficulties still remain, however, in explaining fully the history and forcing of the Antarctic climate and the links between tropical forcing and high‐latitude response. The difficulties arise largely because of the relatively short duration and sparse spatial coverage of Antarctic meteorological data.