グリーンランドの内部の最近の氷床の成長
Ola M Johannessen1, Kirill Khvorostovsky, Martin W Miles
1Mohn-Sverdrup Center for Global Ocean Studies and Operational Oceanography, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Bergen, 5006, Norway. ola.johannessen@nersc.no
まとめ
グリーンランド グリーンランド
科学分野:
- 氷河学 氷河学とは
- 気候科学 気候科学
- リモートセンシング (リモートセンサー)
背景:
- 以前の研究では,格陵蘭の氷床がバランスのとれた高地にあることを示唆していた.
- 氷床の限界が薄くなっていると報告されています.
研究 の 目的:
- 1992年から2003年にかけてのグリーンランド氷床の高度測定器の高さデータを分析するために.
- 内部と縁の領域の高さの変化を決定する.
- 標高の変化と気候パターンとの関連を調査する.
主な方法:
- グリーンランドの氷床の高度計の高さの連続データセットの分析.
- 欧州遠隔センサー衛星 (ERS-1とERS-2) のデータを活用した.
- 北大西洋振動と相関する冬の標高変化.
主要な成果:
- 1500メートル以上の内陸地域では,年間6.4cmの大幅な増加.
- 標高1500メートル未満の地域では,年間2.0cmの減少がみられ,これはマージンが薄くなっていることを示している.
- 研究地域全体で年間平均5.4cmの全体的な標高上昇.
- 冬の標高変化と北大西洋振動との関連が示された.
結論:
- グリーンランドの氷床の内部はバランスが取れず,厚くなっています.
- 氷床の限界は薄くなっており,以前の発見と一致しています.
- 標高の変化は,気候の変動,特に北大西洋振動の影響を受けます.
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