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...

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Main Authors: Dutton, A., Lambeck, K.
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Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2012
Subjects:
Antarctic
Greenland
Antarc*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1205749
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.1205749 2024-06-23T07:45:48+00:00 Ice Volume and Sea Level During the Last Interglacial Dutton, A. Lambeck, K. 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1205749 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1205749 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 337, issue 6091, page 216-219 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 2012 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1205749 2024-06-13T04:01:43Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Greenland AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Antarctic Greenland Science 337 6091 216 219
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