02303nam 2200481 450 991040775640332120240214211920.01-83962-795-61-78984-100-3(CKB)4100000011325243(NjHacI)994100000011325243(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/67074(EXLCZ)99410000001132524320221008d2019 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierArctic Studies A Proxy for Climate Change /edited by Masaki Kanao, Yoshihiro Kakinami and Genti ToyokuniIntechOpen2019London :IntechOpen,2019.©20191 online resource (xi, 100 pages) illustrations1-78984-099-6 The Arctic region is the keystone to understanding the present status ofcurrently ongoing Earth systems and to predicting future imagesof our planet as viewed from northern high latitudes. The Arctic region,composed of ice-covered Arctic ocean in its center and surroundingfragmentation of the major continents, has been investigatedduring the last half century through all kinds of scientific studies:bioscience, physical sciences, geoscience, oceanography, and environmental studies, together with the technological domain. This book covers topics on the recent developments of all kinds of scientific research in and around the Arctic region, with a view to monitoring the current variations in the extreme environment, affected by remarkable changes in temperature and sea-ice extent, mass loss of ice-sheet and glaciers, and variations in marine and terrestrial ecosystems, including human activities.Arctic studiesMeteorologyClimatologyMeteorology & climatologyMeteorology.Climatology.551.5Kanao Masakiedt1262998Kanao MasakiKakinami YoshihiroToyokuni GentiNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910407756403321Arctic Studies3882640UNINA