Sea-level rise due to polar ice-sheet mass loss during past warm periods
BACKGROUND Although thermal expansion of seawater and melting of mountain glaciers
have dominated global mean sea level (GMSL) rise over the last century, mass loss from the …
have dominated global mean sea level (GMSL) rise over the last century, mass loss from the …
The sensitivity of the Antarctic ice sheet to a changing climate: Past, present, and future
Abstract The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) is out of equilibrium with the current anthropogenic‐
enhanced climate forcing. Paleoenvironmental records and ice sheet models reveal that the …
enhanced climate forcing. Paleoenvironmental records and ice sheet models reveal that the …
[HTML][HTML] Potential Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat driven by hydrofracturing and ice cliff failure
D Pollard, RM DeConto, RB Alley - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Geological data indicate that global mean sea level has fluctuated on 10 3 to 10 6 yr time
scales during the last∼ 25 million years, at times reaching 20 m or more above modern. If …
scales during the last∼ 25 million years, at times reaching 20 m or more above modern. If …
Ice loss from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet during late Pleistocene interglacials
Understanding ice sheet behaviour in the geological past is essential for evaluating the role
of the cryosphere in the climate system and for projecting rates and magnitudes of sea level …
of the cryosphere in the climate system and for projecting rates and magnitudes of sea level …
Climate evolution through the onset and intensification of Northern Hemisphere Glaciation
Abstract The Pliocene Epoch (∼ 5.3–2.6 million years ago, Ma) was characterized by a
warmer than present climate with smaller Northern Hemisphere ice sheets, and offers an …
warmer than present climate with smaller Northern Hemisphere ice sheets, and offers an …
Antarctic Ice Sheet variability across the Eocene-Oligocene boundary climate transition
About 34 million years ago, Earth's climate cooled and an ice sheet formed on Antarctica as
atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) fell below~ 750 parts per million (ppm). Sedimentary …
atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) fell below~ 750 parts per million (ppm). Sedimentary …
Pliocene reversal of late Neogene aridification
JMK Sniderman, JD Woodhead… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The Pliocene epoch (5.3–2.6 Ma) represents the most recent geological interval in which
global temperatures were several degrees warmer than today and is therefore considered …
global temperatures were several degrees warmer than today and is therefore considered …
Timing and pacing of Indonesian Throughflow restriction and its connection to Late Pliocene climate shifts
The Pliocene was characterized by a gradual shift of global climate toward cooler and drier
conditions. This shift fundamentally reorganized Earth's climate from the Miocene state …
conditions. This shift fundamentally reorganized Earth's climate from the Miocene state …
The amplitude and origin of sea-level variability during the Pliocene epoch
Earth is heading towards a climate that last existed more than three million years ago (Ma)
during the 'mid-Pliocene warm period', when atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations …
during the 'mid-Pliocene warm period', when atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations …
Repeated large-scale retreat and advance of Totten Glacier indicated by inland bed erosion
Climate variations cause ice sheets to retreat and advance, raising or lowering sea level by
metres to decametres. The basic relationship is unambiguous, but the timing, magnitude and …
metres to decametres. The basic relationship is unambiguous, but the timing, magnitude and …