Sea ice diatoms from Late Quaternary sediments in the Scotia Sea

Sea-ice growth and decay in Antarctica is one of the biggest seasonal changes on Earth, expanding ice cover from 4x106 km2 to a maximum of 19x106 km2 during the austral winter....南极海冰的生长与消融是地球上最显著的季节性变化之一，其海冰覆盖面积会从4×10⁶平方千米扩张至南极冬季的最大值19×10⁶平方千米。