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南極大陸からの融水パルス1Aは,ボリング・アレルード温帯間のトリガとして使用された
Andrew J Weaver1, Oleg A Saenko, Peter U Clark
1School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Post Office Box 3055, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3P6, Canada. weaver@uvic.ca
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|March 15, 2003
まとめ
南極から発生したメルトウォーターパルス1Aは,北大西洋を温め,ボーリング・アレルード温暖期を開始した. この南極の融水パルスは,後の気候変化のために北大西洋の深水形成を準備した.
科学分野:
- 古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは
- 気候モデリング
- 氷河学 氷河学とは
背景:
- 融水パルス1A (mwp-1A) は,最後の脱氷期中に海面の急速な上昇を引き起こした.
- Bølling-Allerød温帯はmwp-1Aと一致したが,その原因については議論が続いている.
- 以前の研究では,北半球の温暖化とローレンティドやフェノスカンディアン氷床のmwp-1Aを結びつけるのに苦労した.
研究 の 目的:
- 融水パルス1Aの起源と,氷河解凍期気候動態への影響について調査する.
- Bølling-Allerødの温暖化と溶融水の強制を調和させるため.
- 南極の融水と北大西洋の深水形成の相互作用を説明するために.
主な方法:
- 中間の複雑さの気候モデルを使用しました.
- 南極の氷床から発生したシミュレートされたmwp-1A.
- 北大西洋深水 (NADW) 形成と北大西洋の温度の変化を分析した.
主要な成果:
- シミュレーションでは,南極氷床からのmwp-1AがNADWの形成を増加させたことを示しています.
- この強化されたNADW形成は,北大西洋地域に大きな温暖化をもたらした.
- このモデルは,ボーリング・アレルード温暖期間の始まりを成功裏に再現した.
結論:
- 南極の融水パルス1Aは,ボリング・アレルード温暖化イベントの引き金となる可能性が高い.
- 南極の融水によるNADWの形成の増加は,若いドライアスのような後の気候現象のためにシステムを準備した.
- この研究は,mwp-1Aの発生源とその気候への影響に関する長年の議論を解決しています.
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