James Croll (1821–1890): ice, ice ages and the Antarctic connection
Abstract The thrust of this paper is that James Croll should be more generously lauded for his remarkable contribution to the study of ice ages, glacier flow and the nature of the Antarctic ice sheet. Croll was the first to calculate the link between fluctuations of the Earth’s orbit and glacial/int...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s095410201400008x 2024-03-03T08:39:18+00:00 James Croll (1821–1890): ice, ice ages and the Antarctic connection Sugden, David E. 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410201400008x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S095410201400008X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Antarctic Science volume 26, issue 6, page 604-613 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 2014 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s095410201400008x 2024-02-08T08:30:33Z Abstract The thrust of this paper is that James Croll should be more generously lauded for his remarkable contribution to the study of ice ages, glacier flow and the nature of the Antarctic ice sheet. Croll was the first to calculate the link between fluctuations of the Earth’s orbit and glacial/interglacial cycles, and to identify the crucial role of positive feedback processes necessary to transform minor insolation changes into major climatic changes. He studied the mechanisms of glacier flow and explained flow over horizontal land surfaces at a continental scale, including the excavation of rock basins. Croll relied on a quantitatively based deductive approach. One of his most remarkable achievements was his study of the thickness, thermal regime and dynamics of the Antarctic ice sheet (1879). This contains important insights, which are relevant today, and yet the paper was published before anyone had landed on the continent! Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Ice Sheet Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Science 26 6 604 613 |
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Abstract The thrust of this paper is that James Croll should be more generously lauded for his remarkable contribution to the study of ice ages, glacier flow and the nature of the Antarctic ice sheet. Croll was the first to calculate the link between fluctuations of the Earth’s orbit and glacial/interglacial cycles, and to identify the crucial role of positive feedback processes necessary to transform minor insolation changes into major climatic changes. He studied the mechanisms of glacier flow and explained flow over horizontal land surfaces at a continental scale, including the excavation of rock basins. Croll relied on a quantitatively based deductive approach. One of his most remarkable achievements was his study of the thickness, thermal regime and dynamics of the Antarctic ice sheet (1879). This contains important insights, which are relevant today, and yet the paper was published before anyone had landed on the continent! |
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