Glacial geomorphology is used in Antarctica to reconstruct ice advance during the Last
Glacial Maximum and subsequent retreat across the continental shelf. Analogous …

At a global scale, there is no evidence for synchronous multi-decadal warm ('Medieval Warm
Period', MWP) or cold ('Little Ice Age', LIA) periods in the late Holocene. On the other hand …

Occupying about 14% of the world's surface, the Southern Ocean plays a fundamental role
in ocean and atmosphere circulation, carbon cycling and Antarctic ice-sheet dynamics …

The presence of marine microfossils (diatoms) in glacier ice and ice cores has been
documented from numerous sites in Antarctica, Greenland, as well as from sites in the …

The location and intensity of the austral westerlies strongly influence southern hemisphere
precipitation and heat transport with consequences for human society and ecosystems. With …

Rapid climatic changes in the western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) have led to considerable
changes in the meteoric freshwater input into the surrounding ocean, with implications for …

Varying the timing of reproduction in response to local environmental conditions is a key
factor influencing reproductive success. We used 19 yr (1991 to 2009) of data on breeding …

Since its discovery and the early heroic age of its exploration, Antarctica has held a
fascination for scientists and the general public alike. Being an untouched wilderness …

Here we present a newly developed ice core gas-phase proxy that directly samples a
component of the large-scale atmospheric circulation: synoptic-scale pressure variability …

There are marked declines in precipitation, mean temperatures and the number of lichen
species with increasing latitude in Antarctica. However, it is not known which factors are the …