Characterizing ice sheets during the Pliocene: evidence from data and models

• Main Authors: Hill, D.J., Haywood, A.M., Hindmarsh, R.C.A., Valdes, P.J.
• Other Authors: Williams, M., Gregory, F.J., Schmidt, D.N.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of London 2007
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Antarctic; East Antarctic Ice Sheet; Sirius; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/2771/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/2771/1/TMS_chapter_Plio_cryosphere.pdf; http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/gsl/publications/bookshop/page3093.html

The Pliocene (c. 5.3 - 1.8 Myr BP) was the last epoch of geological time in which global temperatures were generally higher than modern. It is important if we are to understand the dynamics of warm climates. This is particuarly true of the interaction of climate and cryosphere, where the Pliocene ma...