georefid:2001-026260SEDIS Publication Catalogue

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http://sedis.iodp.org/pub-catalogue/informationpointOfContact2011-06-23T00:00:00Zhttp://sedis.iodp.org/pub-catalogue/index.php?id=2001-0262601999-01-01publicationgeorefid:2001-026260issn:1721-6656Polar Research and Documentation Center, Rome, ItalypublisherdocumentHardcopyPolar News = Notizie Polari14 (4)1721-6656This issue contains news notes on: a third territory of Canada called Nunavut and its heritage; average thickness of the permanent Arctic ice reduced from 6 meters to 4 meters, total area of permanent ice in the Arctic sunk by 20%; the Ocean Drilling Program to find how sensitive the Antarctic ice is to climate changes and explore the history and evolution of Earth's crust; the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) initiative to investigate the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change.completedAreal geologyAntarcticaArctic regionatmosphereatmospheric precipitationCanadacarbon dioxideCenozoiccirculationclastic sedimentsclimatedrillingdustglacial geologyglobal changeglobal warminggreenhouse effecthuman activityiceice coresice movementice sheetsmeltingmineral explorationNorthwest TerritoriesNunavutOligocenepaleoclimatologyPaleogenepetroleum explorationPleistoceneQuaternaryremote sensingsea-level changessedimentstemperatureTertiarytillWest AntarcticaWestern CanadaEnglish ItaliangeoscientificInformation-165.0000-40.0000-87.000084.0000Northwest TerritoriesNunavutWest Antarctica