Environmental and climate changes in Antarctica in the Geological Past
In the Cretaceous time, Antarctica was characterized by subtropical and tropical climate. The Early Eocene was warmest in the Antarctic history but this Climatic Optimum terminated with a long-term cooling trend that culminated in continental-scale glaciation of Antarctica at about 34 Ma ago. There...
Main Author: | G. L. Leitchenkov |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Russian |
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Nauka
2015-03-01
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Series: | Lëd i Sneg |
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Online Access: | https://ice-snow.igras.ru/jour/article/view/74 |
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