The Barents Ice Sheet as a Relay Regulator of Glacial-Interglacial Alternation
A slight cooling can induce the formation of ice sheets in the Scandinavian mountains and in the American Arctic. The increasing albedo and the appearance of cold air masses above the glaciers cause glaciation to spread over a vast area. As a result, the sea level lowers and a large part of the Bare...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1016/0033-5894(78)90034-0 2024-09-15T17:35:56+00:00 The Barents Ice Sheet as a Relay Regulator of Glacial-Interglacial Alternation Kvasov, D. D. 1978 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(78)90034-0 http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:0033589478900340?httpAccept=text/xml http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:0033589478900340?httpAccept=text/plain https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400029185 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Quaternary Research volume 9, issue 3, page 288-299 ISSN 0033-5894 1096-0287 journal-article 1978 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(78)90034-0 2024-07-24T04:04:08Z A slight cooling can induce the formation of ice sheets in the Scandinavian mountains and in the American Arctic. The increasing albedo and the appearance of cold air masses above the glaciers cause glaciation to spread over a vast area. As a result, the sea level lowers and a large part of the Barents and Kara seabeds dries up. Ice sheets are formed there, which spread over the northeastern part of the Kola Peninsula, the Pechora River basin, and over northwestern Siberia. The glacier barrier extending nearly from the North Pole to central Europe hinders latitudinal atmospheric circulation. Precipitation decreases sharply in the areas east and southeast of the glaciers. As a consequence, glaciers in the mid-latitudes retreat and sea level rises. Increased iceberg formation is induced in the periphery of the Barents Ice Sheet, causing it to disappear. An interglacial sets in. Article in Journal/Newspaper albedo Ice Sheet Iceberg* kola peninsula North Pole Pechora Siberia Cambridge University Press Quaternary Research 9 3 288 299 |
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A slight cooling can induce the formation of ice sheets in the Scandinavian mountains and in the American Arctic. The increasing albedo and the appearance of cold air masses above the glaciers cause glaciation to spread over a vast area. As a result, the sea level lowers and a large part of the Barents and Kara seabeds dries up. Ice sheets are formed there, which spread over the northeastern part of the Kola Peninsula, the Pechora River basin, and over northwestern Siberia. The glacier barrier extending nearly from the North Pole to central Europe hinders latitudinal atmospheric circulation. Precipitation decreases sharply in the areas east and southeast of the glaciers. As a consequence, glaciers in the mid-latitudes retreat and sea level rises. Increased iceberg formation is induced in the periphery of the Barents Ice Sheet, causing it to disappear. An interglacial sets in. |
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The Barents Ice Sheet as a Relay Regulator of Glacial-Interglacial Alternation |
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The Barents Ice Sheet as a Relay Regulator of Glacial-Interglacial Alternation |
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The Barents Ice Sheet as a Relay Regulator of Glacial-Interglacial Alternation |
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The Barents Ice Sheet as a Relay Regulator of Glacial-Interglacial Alternation |
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The Barents Ice Sheet as a Relay Regulator of Glacial-Interglacial Alternation |
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barents ice sheet as a relay regulator of glacial-interglacial alternation |
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