南極の氷棚の崩壊は,海氷の減少と海洋の膨張によって引き起こされる
Robert A Massom1,2, Theodore A Scambos3, Luke G Bennetts4
1Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania, Australia. rob.massom@aad.gov.au.
Nature
|June 15, 2018
まとめ
南極の氷棚の崩壊に寄与しています 季節的な海氷の欠如により 海の膨張によって 氷棚が破裂し 産卵やより広範な崩壊を引き起こします
科学分野:
- * 氷河学
- * 気候科学
- * 海洋学
背景:
- * 南極の氷棚の壊滅的な崩壊は,海面上昇の予測にとって大きな懸念事項です.
- 気候と氷床モデルを改善するために,これらのイベントのドライバーを理解することは極めて重要です.
- * 地域の海氷の減少は,氷床の安定性の見過ごされた要因でした.
研究 の 目的:
- * 近年の南極の氷棚の崩壊における地域の海氷の減少の役割を調査する.
- * 海氷の欠如が氷床の整体性に 影響するメカニズムを特定する.
- * 氷床モデルに海氷と海波のダイナミクスを組み込む必要性を強調する.
主な方法:
- * 衛星データと海波記録の分析
- * アイスシェルフ,海氷,波の相互作用のモデル化
- *ラッセンA,ラッセンB,ウィルキンス氷棚を含む特定の解体イベントの検討
主要な成果:
- * 季節的な海氷の欠如により 海の膨張が外側の氷棚の折りたたみや断裂を増加させます
- * この屈曲は,より広範な氷棚の崩壊を誘発する,脱落につながる可能性があります.
- * 広範囲の洪水や外縁の断層などの既存の条件は,重要な前提条件です.
結論:
- * 地域の海氷の減少は,氷床の崩壊に寄与する気候に関連する重要な要因です.
- 海氷の欠如によって増幅される海波誘発の屈折は,産卵を開始する上で重要な役割を果たします.
- * 氷床モデルには海氷と海波のダイナミクスを統合して 未来を正確に予測する必要があります
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