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熱帯温暖化プールが大幅に拡大し,プレオセンの初期にハドリー循環を弱めた
Chris M Brierley1, Alexey V Fedorov, Zhonghui Liu
1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
まとめ
プレオセンの温帯間隔は,海洋温帯の極方への膨張によって引き起こされ,温度グラデーションが減少した可能性が高い. これは,この期間に海洋熱吸収機構の強化が活発であったことを示唆している.
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
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
- 気候科学 気候科学
背景:
- プレオセンの温帯間隔は,気候モデリングの課題となっています.
- 過去の温暖期間の理解は,将来の気候変動を予測する上で極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- プレオセンの初期 (約400万年前) の海面温度を再構築する.
- プレオセンの温暖期間の原動力を説明するために.
主な方法:
- 海面温度分布の緯度の再構築.
- 太平洋の温度グラデーションの分析.
主要な成果:
- メリディナルの気温グラデーションが著しく減少したのが観察されました.
- 証拠は,海洋熱帯暖かいプールが極に向かって拡大していることを示している.
- 太平洋の温度コントラストは,今日の約8°Cから,プレオセンの初期に約2°Cまで減少した.
結論:
- 膨張した暖かいプールがプレオセンの気候に影響を与え,ハドリー循環を遅らせ,エルニーニョのような条件を促進しました.
- 弱い熱帯海面温度のグラデーションを維持するには,垂直混合の増加などの海洋熱吸収の強化が必要になる可能性があります.
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