Session outline
 
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary(M)
Session Sub Category Intersection(IS)
Session ID M-IS34
Title Southern Ocean and Antarctic Ice sheet: Key to resolve global environmental change
Short title Southern Ocean and Antarctic Ice sheet
Convener Name Yoshifumi Nogi
Affiliation National Institute of Polar Research
Co-convener 1. Name Kay I. Ohshima
Affiliation Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
Co-convener 2. Name Minoru Ikehara
Affiliation Center for Advanced Marine Core Research, Kochi University
International Symposium No request
Language Japanese
Scope The Antarctic ice sheet and the surrounding Southern Ocean form the Antarctic Cryosphere, and typical sub-systems of that are ice sheet, sea ice, iceberg, cold surface water, Antarctic bottom water, active biological production and Antarctic Circumpolar Current. These sub-systems are interacted with each others and have significant impact on changes in the global environmental system. This session aim to summarize recent observational and simulation studies from various fields relating to the past and present changes in the Antarctic Ice sheet and ocean circulation in the Southern Ocean which is essential element for unraveling the changes in the global environmental system, and discuss future science plans for understanding of the environmental changes of the Antarctic Cryosphere.
Type of presentation Oral and Poster presentation
Invited papers Shigeru Aoki (Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University)
Taka Ito(Georgia Institute of Technology)