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Inland ice sheet thinning due to holocene warmth.

I M Whillans

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |September 15, 1978
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Global warming from 10,000 years ago is accelerating ice flow and thinning ice sheets today. This delayed response impacts our understanding of past climate changes recorded in glacial deposits and ocean sediments.

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    Area of Science:

    • Glaciology and Paleoclimatology

    Background:

    • Recent climatic warming is accelerating ice flow in central ice sheet portions.
    • This phenomenon explains the current thinning observed in the West Antarctic ice sheet.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explain the current thinning of the West Antarctic ice sheet.
    • To highlight the delayed response of ice sheets to past climatic warming.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of ice sheet dynamics and past climate data.
    • Correlation of historical warming events with ice sheet behavior.

    Main Results:

    • Climatic warming from 10,000 years ago is causing ice-flow acceleration.
    • A significant time lag exists between climatic warming and ice sheet response.

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    Conclusions:

    • The delayed response of ice sheets to warming is crucial for interpreting glacial deposits.
    • Understanding this lag is essential for accurately reconstructing past ice volume changes from deep-sea cores.