Arctic Ocean sea ice cover during the penultimate glacial and the last interglacial

Coinciding with global warming, Arctic sea ice has rapidly decreased during the last four decades. Here, using biomarker records, the authors show that permanent sea ice was still present in the central Arctic Ocean during the last interglacial, when high latitudes were warmer than present.

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Autores principales: Ruediger Stein, Kirsten Fahl, Paul Gierz, Frank Niessen, Gerrit Lohmann
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/0cd9b23901c94fbab0d77eb2bb88215c
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Sumario:Coinciding with global warming, Arctic sea ice has rapidly decreased during the last four decades. Here, using biomarker records, the authors show that permanent sea ice was still present in the central Arctic Ocean during the last interglacial, when high latitudes were warmer than present.