CCNY professor foresees rising Antarctic snowmelt
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 03:28
in Earth & Climate
The 30-year record low in Antarctic snowmelt that occurred during the 2008-09 austral summer was likely due to concurrent strong positive phases for two main climate drivers, ENSO (El Nino - Southern Oscillation) and SAM (Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode), according to Dr Marco Tedesco, Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at The City College of New York...