Glaciares de la Antártida
ISSN: 1132-9157
Année de publication: 2005
Volumen: 13
Número: 3
Pages: 314-321
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Enseñanza de las ciencias de la tierra: Revista de la Asociación Española para la Enseñanza de las Ciencias de la Tierra
Résumé
Antarctic glaciers make 90% of the Earth ice. They represent therefore a basic climatic control element, and also the only complete record of the glaciation the Earth is experiencing during the last 40 Ma. Though the mass of ice is the model ice sheet, all glacier subtypes are found in Antarctica. Scientists are amassing a considerable amount of data pointing out that antarctic ice is now entering a phase of growing instability.