Cambios reconstruidos en el hielo marino del Ártico en los últimos 1.450 años

Christophe Kinnard1, Christian M Zdanowicz, David A Fisher

  • 1Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas, Benavente 980, Casilla 554, La Serena, 1720170, Chile. christophe.kinnard@ceaza.cl

Nature
|November 25, 2011
PubMed
Resumen

La disminución del hielo marino del Ártico no tiene precedentes en 1.450 años, lo que afecta el clima y los ecosistemas. El aumento del flujo de agua del Atlántico es un factor clave, vinculado al calentamiento causado por el hombre.

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