Enhanced ice sheet melting driven by volcanic eruptions during the last deglaciation

The impact of volcanism on ice sheet melting during the last deglaciation is poorly understood and limited by a lack of suitable proxies. Here, the authors combine annually resolved records of ice sheet melting with numerical models to show that ice sheets are sensitive to high-latitude volcanic eru...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Francesco Muschitiello, Francesco S. R. Pausata, James M. Lea, Douglas W. F. Mair, Barbara Wohlfarth
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01273-1
https://doaj.org/article/5c52d34cfa944e248a1e691e43a3576d
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Summary:The impact of volcanism on ice sheet melting during the last deglaciation is poorly understood and limited by a lack of suitable proxies. Here, the authors combine annually resolved records of ice sheet melting with numerical models to show that ice sheets are sensitive to high-latitude volcanic eruptions.