Meltdown in the North

被引：11

作者：

Sturm, M ^{[1
]}

Perovich, DK ^{[1
]}

Serreze, MC ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] USA, Cold Reg Res & Engn Lab, Ft Wainwright, AK USA

来源：

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | 2003年 / 289卷 / 04期

关键词：

Greenhouse gases;

D O I：

10.1038/scientificamerican1003-60

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

An account of the meltdown of sea ice and glaciers in the Arctic is presented. The total area covered by sea ice has shrunk by 3 percent during each of the past three decades. In regard with it, the effect of the greenhouse warming on the meltdown of ice in the Arctic is also discussed.

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页码：60 / 67

页数：8