プレイストセンの末期における安定した炭素循環-気候関係
Urs Siegenthaler1, Thomas F Stocker, Eric Monnin
1Climate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
まとめ
65万年以上にわたる大気中の二酸化炭素 (CO2) レベルは,南極の気候と安定した関係を示しています. 初期の氷河期におけるCO2の範囲が狭かったにも関わらず,CO2の感受性は一定であった.
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
- 大気科学 大気科学
- 南極研究南極研究
背景:
- 長期的な気候変動の動態を理解することは,将来の気候変動を予測する上で極めて重要です.
- 以前の氷芯記録は,過去の大気組成と気候の変動に関する洞察を提供した.
研究 の 目的:
- 過去65万年における大気中の二酸化炭素 (CO2) 濃度を再構成する.
- 複数の氷河周期におけるCO2レベルと南極の気候の関係を調査する.
主な方法:
- エピカ・ドーム・コンコルディアの氷芯を用いた大気中のCO2濃度の分析.
- ヴォストークのCO2記録を65万年前まで延長した.
- 気候感受性を評価するために,二酸化炭素データとデウテリウム記録の比較.
主要な成果:
- EPICAの氷芯は,65万年前まで遡るCO2記録を提供している.
- 紀元前43万年前,CO2濃度は180から260ppmvの範囲で,最近の氷河周期よりも狭い範囲であった.
- CO2に対する南極の気候の感受性は,6つの氷河周期を通して安定したままでした.
結論:
- 大気中のCO2と南極の気候の間の長期的な関係は,少なくとも65万年以上一貫しています.
- 過去の氷河周期は,CO2濃度範囲の変動にもかかわらず,安定したCO2気候感受性を示した.
- この研究は,地質的時間尺度における温室効果ガスの変動に対する地球の気候システムの反応に関する私たちの理解を深めるものです.
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