Ice Volume and Sea Level During the Last Interglacial
More Melting The last interglacial period, around 125,000 years ago, was 1° to 2°C warmer than the present, and the sea level was thought to be 4 to 6 meters higher. However, Dutton and Lambeck (p. 216 ), now suggest that sea level was possibly as much as 10 meters above current levels. Such a large...
| Published in: | Science |
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| Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2012
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1205749 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1205749 |
| Summary: | More Melting The last interglacial period, around 125,000 years ago, was 1° to 2°C warmer than the present, and the sea level was thought to be 4 to 6 meters higher. However, Dutton and Lambeck (p. 216 ), now suggest that sea level was possibly as much as 10 meters above current levels. Such a large excess of seawater would mean that the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets melted much more than previously assumed, which has implications for how much sea-level rise we should expect with anthropogenic climate warming. |
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