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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-08-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00552-1 |