Antarctic ice-sheet sensitivity to obliquity forcing enhanced through ocean connections
Deep sea geological records indicate that Antarctic ice-sheet growth and decay is strongly influenced by the Earth's astronomical variations (known as Milankovitch cycles), and that the frequency of the glacial-interglacial cycles changes through time. Here we examine the emergence of a strong...
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ftingv:oai:www.earth-prints.org:2122/12804 2023-05-15T14:01:37+02:00 Antarctic ice-sheet sensitivity to obliquity forcing enhanced through ocean connections Levy, Richard H. Meyers, S. R. Naish, T. R. Golledge, Nicholas McKay, R. M. Crampton, James S. DeConto, R. M. De Santis, L. Florindo, Fabio Gasson, Edward G. W. Harwood, D. M. Luyendyk, B. P. Powell, R. D. Clowes, C. Kulhanek, Denise #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione AC, Roma, Italia 2019-02 http://hdl.handle.net/2122/12804 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0284-4 en eng Nature Geoscience 2/12 (2019) http://hdl.handle.net/2122/12804 doi:10.1038/s41561-018-0284-4 restricted :MIDDLE MIOCENE CLIMATE SEA-LEVEL ROSS SEA HEMISPHERE CLIMATE CONTINENTAL-SHELF ODP SITE-1165 PRYDZ BAY SOUTHERN INTENSIFICATION HISTORY article 2019 ftingv https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0284-4 2022-07-29T06:07:53Z Deep sea geological records indicate that Antarctic ice-sheet growth and decay is strongly influenced by the Earth's astronomical variations (known as Milankovitch cycles), and that the frequency of the glacial-interglacial cycles changes through time. Here we examine the emergence of a strong obliquity (axial tilt) control on Antarctic ice-sheet evolution during the Miocene by correlating the Antarctic margin geological records from 34 to 5 million years ago with a measure of obliquity sensitivity that compares the variance in deep sea sediment core oxygen-isotope data at obliquity timescales with variance of the calculated obliquity forcing. Our analysis reveals distinct phases of ice-sheet evolution and suggests the sensitivity to obliquity forcing increases when ice-sheet margins extend into marine environments. We propose that this occurs because obliquity-driven changes in the meridional temperature gradient affect the position and strength of the circum-Antarctic easterly flow and enhance (or reduce) ocean heat transport across the Antarctic continental margin. The influence of obliquity-driven changes in ocean dynamics is amplified when marine ice sheets are extensive, and sea ice is limited. Our reconstruction of the Antarctic ice-sheet history suggests that if sea-ice cover decreases in the coming decades, ocean-driven melting at the ice-sheet margin will be amplified. Published 132-137 1A. Geomagnetismo e Paleomagnetismo 4A. Oceanografia e clima 5A. Ricerche polari e paleoclima JCR Journal Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Ice Sheet Prydz Bay Ross Sea Sea ice Earth-Prints (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia) Antarctic Prydz Bay Ross Sea The Antarctic Nature Geoscience 12 2 132 137 |
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Deep sea geological records indicate that Antarctic ice-sheet growth and decay is strongly influenced by the Earth's astronomical variations (known as Milankovitch cycles), and that the frequency of the glacial-interglacial cycles changes through time. Here we examine the emergence of a strong obliquity (axial tilt) control on Antarctic ice-sheet evolution during the Miocene by correlating the Antarctic margin geological records from 34 to 5 million years ago with a measure of obliquity sensitivity that compares the variance in deep sea sediment core oxygen-isotope data at obliquity timescales with variance of the calculated obliquity forcing. Our analysis reveals distinct phases of ice-sheet evolution and suggests the sensitivity to obliquity forcing increases when ice-sheet margins extend into marine environments. We propose that this occurs because obliquity-driven changes in the meridional temperature gradient affect the position and strength of the circum-Antarctic easterly flow and enhance (or reduce) ocean heat transport across the Antarctic continental margin. The influence of obliquity-driven changes in ocean dynamics is amplified when marine ice sheets are extensive, and sea ice is limited. Our reconstruction of the Antarctic ice-sheet history suggests that if sea-ice cover decreases in the coming decades, ocean-driven melting at the ice-sheet margin will be amplified. Published 132-137 1A. Geomagnetismo e Paleomagnetismo 4A. Oceanografia e clima 5A. Ricerche polari e paleoclima JCR Journal |
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Antarctic ice-sheet sensitivity to obliquity forcing enhanced through ocean connections |
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Antarctic ice-sheet sensitivity to obliquity forcing enhanced through ocean connections |
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Antarctic ice-sheet sensitivity to obliquity forcing enhanced through ocean connections |
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Antarctic ice-sheet sensitivity to obliquity forcing enhanced through ocean connections |
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antarctic ice-sheet sensitivity to obliquity forcing enhanced through ocean connections |
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