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Simulating Arctic Climate Warmth and Icefield Retreat in the Last Interglaciation
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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 ice-core 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.
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Helmholtz Research Programs > MARCOPOLI (2004-2008) > POL-MARCOPOLI
Helmholtz Research Programs > MARCOPOLI (2004-2008) > POL6-Earth climate variability since the Pliocene
Helmholtz Research Programs > MARCOPOLI (2004-2008) > POL6-Earth climate variability since the Pliocene
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14919
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https://www.doi.org/10.1126/science.1120808
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Otto-Bliesner, B. L.
,
Marshall, S. J.
,
Overpeck, J. T.
,
Miller, G. H.
and
Hu, A.
(2006):
Simulating Arctic Climate Warmth and Icefield Retreat in the Last Interglaciation
,
Science,
311
(5768),
pp. 1751-1753
.
doi: https://www.doi.org/10.1126/science.1120808
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