Simulating arctic climate warmth and icefield retreat in the last interglaciation
Otto-Bliesner, Beth L., Marsha, Shawn J., Overpeck, Jonathan T., Miller, Gifford H., Hu, Aixue X. and Edwards, M.E (2006) Simulating arctic climate warmth and icefield retreat in the last interglaciation. Science, 311, (5768), 1751-1753. (doi:10.1126/science.1120808).
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Description/Abstract
In the future, Arctic warming and the melting of polar glaciers will be considerable, but the
magnitude of both is uncertain. We used a global climate model, a dynamic ice sheet model, and
paleoclimatic data to evaluate Northern Hemisphere high-latitude warming and its impact on Arctic
icefields during the Last Interglaciation. Our simulated climate matches paleoclimatic observations
of past warming, and the combination of physically based climate and ice-sheet modeling with icecore
constraints indicate that the Greenland Ice Sheet and other circum-Arctic ice fields likely
contributed 2.2 to 3.4 meters of sea-level rise during the Last Interglaciation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0036-8075 (print) |
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Geography > Environmental Processes and Change |
| Item ID: | 55288 |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 14:47 |
| Contributors: | Otto-Bliesner, Beth L. (Author) Marsha, Shawn J. (Author) Overpeck, Jonathan T. (Author) Miller, Gifford H. (Author) Hu, Aixue X. (Author) Edwards, M.E (Author) |
| Date: | 24 March 2006 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | M.E.Edwards@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/55288 |
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