Preliminary Evidence for the Role Played by South Westerly Wind Strength on the Marine Diatom Content of an Antarctic Peninsula Ice Core (1980–2010)

Winds in the Southern Ocean drive exchanges of heat and carbon dioxide between the ocean and atmosphere. Wind dynamics also explain the dominant patterns of both basal and surface melting of glaciers and ice shelves in the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas. Long records of past wind strength and atmo...

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Main Authors: Claire S. Allen, Elizabeth R. Thomas, Hilary Blagbrough, Dieter R. Tetzner, Richard A. Warren, Emily C. Ludlow, Thomas J. Bracegirdle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/3/87