The Arctic in an Earth System Context: From Brake to Accelerator of Change
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Human activities over the past few centuries have profoundly changed the functioning of the earth system as a whole. These changes are particularly evident in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, where environmental change has been pronounced and rapid. Such changes have implications beyond the region, as they can lead to two important feedback processes: the ice-albedo feedback and the terrestrial carbon cycle-climate feedback. These processes play an exceptionally important role in...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2006 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/85115 |
Source: | AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment |
DOI: | 10.1579/0044-7447(2006)35[153:TAIAES]2.0.CO;2 |
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