Project description
New understanding of Antarctic sea ice controls and impacts
Antarctic sea ice is challenging to observe and to model, leading to low confidence in future projections in a warming climate. The EU-funded ANTSIE project will develop and evaluate new state-of-the-art simulations of the last glacial maximum (LGM) sea ice pack. To shed light on Antarctic sea ice controls and impacts, it will geochemically analyse a network of the preserved remains of regurgitated stomach contents (‘mumiyo’) from snow petrels that feed within and at the edges of the sea ice pack. The results will create a novel ecosystem perspective on the patterns and properties of sea ice during and since the LGM.
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ERC-COG - Consolidator GrantHost institution
DH1 3LE Durham
United Kingdom
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Beneficiaries (2)
DH1 3LE Durham
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SN2 1FL Swindon
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