MIS-11 duration key to disappearance of the Greenland ice sheet

The most pronounced deglaciation of Greenland of the last several hundred thousand years occurred during Marine Isotope Stage 11. Here, the authors show that it was the exceptional duration of the interglacial period that allowed Greenland to melt even though temperatures were only moderately warmer...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Alexander Robinson, Jorge Alvarez-Solas, Reinhard Calov, Andrey Ganopolski, Marisa Montoya
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
Subjects:
Science
Q
Greenland
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16008
https://doaj.org/article/f1e803d87cfa4985aa27833582bd8be0
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Summary:The most pronounced deglaciation of Greenland of the last several hundred thousand years occurred during Marine Isotope Stage 11. Here, the authors show that it was the exceptional duration of the interglacial period that allowed Greenland to melt even though temperatures were only moderately warmer than today.

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