The 8.2 kyr event: Benchmarking climate model sensitivity to ice-sheet melt

A century-long cooling of the Northern Hemisphere, caused by accelerated melting of the North American ice sheet 8,200 years ago, offers a critical benchmark of the sensitivity of complex climate models to change.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gregoire, LH, Morrill, C
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Past Global Changes (PAGES) 2021
Subjects:
Online Access:https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/181264/
https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/181264/1/PAGESmagazine_2021-2_76-77.pdf
Description
Summary:A century-long cooling of the Northern Hemisphere, caused by accelerated melting of the North American ice sheet 8,200 years ago, offers a critical benchmark of the sensitivity of complex climate models to change.