Antarctic ice volume for the last 740 ka calculated with a simple ice sheet model
Fluctuations in the volume of the Antarctic ice sheet for the last 740 ka are calculated by forcing a simple ice sheet model with a sea-level history (from a composite deep sea δ 18 O record) and a temperature history (from the Dome C deuterium record). Antarctic ice volume reaches maximum values of...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102005002683 2024-03-03T08:38:55+00:00 Antarctic ice volume for the last 740 ka calculated with a simple ice sheet model OERLEMANS, J. 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102005002683 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102005002683 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 17, issue 2, page 281-287 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 2005 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102005002683 2024-02-08T08:29:01Z Fluctuations in the volume of the Antarctic ice sheet for the last 740 ka are calculated by forcing a simple ice sheet model with a sea-level history (from a composite deep sea δ 18 O record) and a temperature history (from the Dome C deuterium record). Antarctic ice volume reaches maximum values of about 30 × 10 15 m 3 , 3 to 8 ka after glacial maxima [defined as maximum values of the deep sea δ 18 O record]. Minimum values of ice volume reached in the course of interglacial periods are about 26 × 10 15 m 3 . Most of the time the temperature forcing (larger accumulation) and sea-level forcing (grounding-line retreat) tend to have competing effects. However, towards the end of a glacial cycle, when temperature rises and sea-level is still relatively low, the ice volume reaches a peak. The peak value is very sensitive to the relative phase of the sea-level forcing with respect to the temperature forcing. This is further studied by looking at the response of the model to purely periodic forcings with different relative phase. The large sensitivity of ice sheet size to the phase of the forcings may have some implications for dating of deep ice cores. Care has to be taken by using anchor points from the deep sea record. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Ice Sheet Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Science 17 2 281 287 |
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Fluctuations in the volume of the Antarctic ice sheet for the last 740 ka are calculated by forcing a simple ice sheet model with a sea-level history (from a composite deep sea δ 18 O record) and a temperature history (from the Dome C deuterium record). Antarctic ice volume reaches maximum values of about 30 × 10 15 m 3 , 3 to 8 ka after glacial maxima [defined as maximum values of the deep sea δ 18 O record]. Minimum values of ice volume reached in the course of interglacial periods are about 26 × 10 15 m 3 . Most of the time the temperature forcing (larger accumulation) and sea-level forcing (grounding-line retreat) tend to have competing effects. However, towards the end of a glacial cycle, when temperature rises and sea-level is still relatively low, the ice volume reaches a peak. The peak value is very sensitive to the relative phase of the sea-level forcing with respect to the temperature forcing. This is further studied by looking at the response of the model to purely periodic forcings with different relative phase. The large sensitivity of ice sheet size to the phase of the forcings may have some implications for dating of deep ice cores. Care has to be taken by using anchor points from the deep sea record. |
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