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最後の氷河期最大期における半球間氷床の同期性
Michael E Weber1, Peter U Clark, Werner Ricken
1Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany. michael.weber@uni-koeln.de
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 7, 2011
まとめ
南極と北半球の氷床の前進と後退のタイミングは同期しており,気候強制に関する以前の仮定に異議を唱えました. 遠隔接続は,これらの大規模な氷河現象を半球間で同期した可能性が高い.
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
- 氷河学 氷河学とは
- 四次科学とは四次科学である.
背景:
- 過去の氷河期における南極と北半球の氷床のダイナミクスの同期はよく理解されていません.
- 既存のモデルは,地表の気候強制が半球間の非同期的な反応を引き起こすべきだと示唆しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 東南極氷床のウェデル海部門の正確な年代順を確立するために.
- 南極の氷床のタイミングを北半球の氷床と比較するために.
- 半球氷床の振る舞いを同期するメカニズムを調査する.
主な方法:
- [概要に記載されていない具体的な方法]を用いて,ウェッデル海セクターの新しい年代順を策定する.
- 新しい南極のデータを,北半球と南極の他の氷床部門からの既存の年代表と統合する.
- 海平面フォースリングと北大西洋の深水形成を含む,潜在的な遠隔接続の分析.
主要な成果:
- ウェッデル海の氷床の前進と後退は,北半球のほとんどの氷床と並行して,年代測定の不確実性の中で起こった.
- 表面の気候強制だけでは,観測された同期を説明することはできません.
- データは,北半球の氷床,海平面,北大西洋の循環を南極の氷床接地線に結びつける遠隔接続をサポートしています.
結論:
- 半球の氷床は,おそらく一斉に前進し,後退した.
- 北半球の氷床の動態によって引き起こされる海平面と海洋学的変化は,南極の氷床の同期に決定的な役割を果たしました.
- この発見は,過去の気候変動の変動を理解し,将来の氷床の反応を予測する上で意味を持つ.
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