Antarctica and the Earth System - Paperback

by Michael P. Meredith (Editor), Jess Melbourne-Thomas (Editor), Alberto C. Naveira Garabato (Editor)

This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the role that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean play as integral parts of the Earth System. Antarctica and the Earth System will be of great interest to a wide range of interdisciplinary students and scholars of Earth sciences, Antarctic studies, polar science and environmental management.

Author Biography

Michael P. Meredith is an ocean scientist at the British Antarctic Survey and Joint Director of the UK National Climate Science Partnership. He is also Professorial Fellow in Oceanography at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, UK.

Jess Melbourne-Thomas is a Principal Research Scientist and leads the Marine Socio-Ecological Systems Team in the Sustainable Marine Futures Research Program with CSIRO Environment in Nipaluna/Hobart, Australia.

Alberto C. Naveira Garabato is the Regius Professor of Ocean Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the British Antarctic Survey.

Marilyn Raphael is a Professor of Geography at UCLA, USA and Director of UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. She is Chair of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's expert group, Antarctic Sea-ice Processes and Climate.