State of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Climate System

Mayewski, P A; Meredith, M P; Bromwich, D; Campbell, Hamish; Hamilton, G S; Lyons, W B; Maasch, K A; Aoki, S; Xiao, C; van Ommen, Tas; Summerhayes, C P; Turner, J; Worby, A; Barrett, P J; Casassa, G; Bertler, N A N; Bracegirdle, T; Naveira Garabato, A C

doi:10.1029/2007RG000231

Title

State of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Climate System

Publication Date

2008

Author(s)

Mayewski, P A

Meredith, M P

Bromwich, D

Campbell, Hamish

Hamilton, G S

Lyons, W B

Maasch, K A

Aoki, S

Xiao, C

van Ommen, Tas

Summerhayes, C P

Turner, J

Worby, A

Barrett, P J

Casassa, G

Bertler, N A N

Bracegirdle, T

Naveira Garabato, A C

Type of document

Journal Article

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Publication

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Place of publication

United States of America

DOI

10.1029/2007RG000231

UNE publication id

une:16423

Abstract

This paper reviews developments in our understanding of the state of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean climate and its relation to the global climate system over the last few millennia. Climate over this and earlier periods has not been stable, as evidenced by the occurrence of abrupt changes in atmospheric circulation and temperature recorded in Antarctic ice core proxies for past climate. Two of the most prominent abrupt climate change events are characterized by intensification of the circumpolar westerlies (also known as the Southern Annular Mode) between ~6000 and 5000 years ago and since 1200-1000 years ago.

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Citation

Reviews of Geophysics, 47(1), p. 1-38

ISSN

1944-9208

8755-1209

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