Persistent influence of ice sheet melting on high northern latitude climate during the early Last Interglacial
International audience Although the Last Interglacial (LIG) is often considered as a possible analogue for future climate in high latitudes, its precise climate evolution and associated causes remain uncertain. Here we compile high-resolution marine sediment records from the North Atlantic, Labrador...
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ftinsu:oai:HAL:hal-04114014v1 2023-06-18T03:41:13+02:00 Persistent influence of ice sheet melting on high northern latitude climate during the early Last Interglacial Govin, A. Braconnot, P. Capron, E. Cortijo, E. Duplessy, J. -C. Jansen, E. Labeyrie, L. Landais, A. Marti, O. Michel, E. Mosquet, E. Risebrobakken, B. Swingedouw, D. Waelbroeck, C. Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement Gif-sur-Yvette (LSCE) Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2012 https://hal.science/hal-04114014 https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-8-483-201210.5194/cpd-7-3239-2011 en eng HAL CCSD info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/cp-8-483-201210.5194/cpd-7-3239-2011 hal-04114014 https://hal.science/hal-04114014 BIBCODE: 2012CliPa.8.483G doi:10.5194/cp-8-483-201210.5194/cpd-7-3239-2011 Climate of the Past https://hal.science/hal-04114014 Climate of the Past, 2012, 8, pp.483-507. ⟨10.5194/cp-8-483-201210.5194/cpd-7-3239-2011⟩ Earth Science [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2012 ftinsu https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-8-483-201210.5194/cpd-7-3239-2011 2023-06-05T19:26:06Z International audience Although the Last Interglacial (LIG) is often considered as a possible analogue for future climate in high latitudes, its precise climate evolution and associated causes remain uncertain. Here we compile high-resolution marine sediment records from the North Atlantic, Labrador Sea, Norwegian Sea and the Southern Ocean. We document a delay in the establishment of peak interglacial conditions in the North Atlantic, Labrador and Norwegian Seas as compared to the Southern Ocean. In particular, we observe a persistent iceberg melting at high northern latitudes at the beginning of the LIG. It is associated with (1) colder and fresher surface-water conditions in the North Atlantic, Labrador and Norwegian Seas, and (2) a weaker ventilation of North Atlantic deep waters during the early LIG (129-125 ka) compared to the late LIG. Results from an ocean-atmosphere coupled model with insolation as a sole forcing for three key periods of the LIG show warmer North Atlantic surface waters and stronger Atlantic overturning during the early LIG (126 ka) than the late LIG (122 ka). Hence, insolation variations alone do not explain the delay in peak interglacial conditions observed at high northern latitudes. Additionally, we consider an idealized meltwater scenario at 126 ka where the freshwater input is interactively computed in response to the high boreal summer insolation. The model simulates colder, fresher North Atlantic surface waters and weaker Atlantic overturning during the early LIG (126 ka) compared to the late LIG (122 ka). This result suggests that both insolation and ice sheet melting have to be considered to reproduce the climatic pattern that we identify during the early LIG. Our model-data comparison also reveals a number of limitations and reinforces the need for further detailed investigations using coupled climate-ice sheet models and transient simulations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet Labrador Sea North Atlantic Norwegian Sea Southern Ocean Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU Norwegian Sea Southern Ocean |
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Earth Science [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics] Govin, A. Braconnot, P. Capron, E. Cortijo, E. Duplessy, J. -C. Jansen, E. Labeyrie, L. Landais, A. Marti, O. Michel, E. Mosquet, E. Risebrobakken, B. Swingedouw, D. Waelbroeck, C. Persistent influence of ice sheet melting on high northern latitude climate during the early Last Interglacial |
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International audience Although the Last Interglacial (LIG) is often considered as a possible analogue for future climate in high latitudes, its precise climate evolution and associated causes remain uncertain. Here we compile high-resolution marine sediment records from the North Atlantic, Labrador Sea, Norwegian Sea and the Southern Ocean. We document a delay in the establishment of peak interglacial conditions in the North Atlantic, Labrador and Norwegian Seas as compared to the Southern Ocean. In particular, we observe a persistent iceberg melting at high northern latitudes at the beginning of the LIG. It is associated with (1) colder and fresher surface-water conditions in the North Atlantic, Labrador and Norwegian Seas, and (2) a weaker ventilation of North Atlantic deep waters during the early LIG (129-125 ka) compared to the late LIG. Results from an ocean-atmosphere coupled model with insolation as a sole forcing for three key periods of the LIG show warmer North Atlantic surface waters and stronger Atlantic overturning during the early LIG (126 ka) than the late LIG (122 ka). Hence, insolation variations alone do not explain the delay in peak interglacial conditions observed at high northern latitudes. Additionally, we consider an idealized meltwater scenario at 126 ka where the freshwater input is interactively computed in response to the high boreal summer insolation. The model simulates colder, fresher North Atlantic surface waters and weaker Atlantic overturning during the early LIG (126 ka) compared to the late LIG (122 ka). This result suggests that both insolation and ice sheet melting have to be considered to reproduce the climatic pattern that we identify during the early LIG. Our model-data comparison also reveals a number of limitations and reinforces the need for further detailed investigations using coupled climate-ice sheet models and transient simulations. |
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Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement Gif-sur-Yvette (LSCE) Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Govin, A. Braconnot, P. Capron, E. Cortijo, E. Duplessy, J. -C. Jansen, E. Labeyrie, L. Landais, A. Marti, O. Michel, E. Mosquet, E. Risebrobakken, B. Swingedouw, D. Waelbroeck, C. |
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Govin, A. Braconnot, P. Capron, E. Cortijo, E. Duplessy, J. -C. Jansen, E. Labeyrie, L. Landais, A. Marti, O. Michel, E. Mosquet, E. Risebrobakken, B. Swingedouw, D. Waelbroeck, C. |
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Persistent influence of ice sheet melting on high northern latitude climate during the early Last Interglacial |
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Persistent influence of ice sheet melting on high northern latitude climate during the early Last Interglacial |
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Persistent influence of ice sheet melting on high northern latitude climate during the early Last Interglacial |
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Persistent influence of ice sheet melting on high northern latitude climate during the early Last Interglacial |
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Persistent influence of ice sheet melting on high northern latitude climate during the early Last Interglacial |
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persistent influence of ice sheet melting on high northern latitude climate during the early last interglacial |
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https://hal.science/hal-04114014 https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-8-483-201210.5194/cpd-7-3239-2011 |
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Climate of the Past https://hal.science/hal-04114014 Climate of the Past, 2012, 8, pp.483-507. ⟨10.5194/cp-8-483-201210.5194/cpd-7-3239-2011⟩ |
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