氷河の大量損失. 氷河の大量損失. 氷河の大量損失. 氷河の大量損失. 南南極半島の氷河のダイナミックな薄まり
B Wouters1, A Martin-Español2, V Helm3
1Bristol Glaciology Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. bert.wouters@bristol.ac.uk.
まとめ
南南極半島の氷棚は不安定化しており,2009年以来毎年56ギガトンの氷を失っている. 海洋温暖化によって引き起こされるこの急速な氷の質量損失は,世界の海面上昇に大きく貢献しています.
科学分野:
- 氷河学 氷河学とは
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
- 気候科学 気候科学
背景:
- アイスシェルフの補強は,内陸の氷の安定化に不可欠であり,特に海抜以下の岩盤に重要です.
- 南南極半島は,氷床の幾何学 (海抜以下の床岩,内陸の深まる斜面) が不安定になりやすい.
- この地域における過去の氷の質量損失は,ほぼ均衡していた.
研究 の 目的:
- 南南極半島の氷床の安定性を調査するために.
- 最近の氷の質量損失を定量化し,駆動メカニズムを特定するために.
主な方法:
- 衛星高度測定データの分析.
- 衛星による重力観測の分析.
主要な成果:
- 南南極半島の重要な部分は,2009年以降不安定化しました.
- 氷河が海を消し去ることで,氷の質量損失が加速し,年間56±8ギガトンとなった.
- 加速は広範囲で同時に発生し,海洋的な原動力があることを示唆している.
結論:
- 南南極半島の氷床は急速に不安定化しています.
- この加速した氷の質量損失の要因は,海洋的な強制力である可能性が高い.
- この地域は,南極の海面上昇に大きく貢献しています.
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