Patagonian Glacier Yields Clues For Improved Understanding Of Global Climate Change
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 10:21
in Earth & Climate
A recent expedition to the San Valentin glacier in the Chilean part of Patagonia demonstrated the potential of that site for exploring climatic variations of the past. The analyses gave the first evidence of influences from Antarctica and the Pacific on the Southern climate of the American continent, thus indicating the complexity of the climate system in this ecologically fragile region.
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