Dynamics of the Ocean-Cryosphere System: Barbados Data
Renewed development of the Laurentide and Scandinavian ice sheets would have large effects on global climate. By one model, growth of a new ice sheet would be slow and would begin with systematic and easily measurable changes in remote regions of Northeastern Canada. By another model, growth of a ne...
| Published in: | Quaternary Research |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1972
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(72)90060-9 http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:0033589472900609?httpAccept=text/xml http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:0033589472900609?httpAccept=text/plain https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400037893 |
| Summary: | Renewed development of the Laurentide and Scandinavian ice sheets would have large effects on global climate. By one model, growth of a new ice sheet would be slow and would begin with systematic and easily measurable changes in remote regions of Northeastern Canada. By another model, growth of a new ice sheet would begin rapidly with the development of thin ice cover over a large area. Clearly, immediate global impact would be much greater with the second model than with the first. Because sea level fluctuations are the reciprocal of change in ice volume, interaction between Pleistocene coral reefs and sea level events provides an estimate of the dynamics of the ocean-cryosphere system. The data suggest rapid growth of continental sheets. |
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