1992年から2017年までの南極氷床の質量バランス
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まとめ
この要約は機械生成です。南極の氷床は1992年から2017年の間に 2.7兆トン以上の氷を失い,世界の海面上昇に大きく貢献しました この氷の減少は主に南極西部の海による融解と 南極半島の氷棚の崩壊によって引き起こされています
科学分野
- 氷河学
- 気候科学
- 海面上昇
背景
- 南極の氷床は 気候変動の重要な指標です
- その質量バランスが 地球の海面に 大きく影響します
研究 の 目的
- 1992年から2017年の間,南極の氷の損失を定量化するためです.
- 南極大陸の様々な地域における 氷の減少の要因を特定するためです
主な方法
- 衛星観測 (体積,流量,重力) と表面質量バランスモデルの組み合わせ
- 西南極,南極半島,東南極の氷の減少率の変化を分析した.
主要な成果
- 南極の氷床は1992年から2017年にかけて2,720±1,390億トンの氷を失い,海面が7.6±3.9mm上昇した.
- 西南極の氷の減少が加速しました
- 氷床の崩壊により 南極半島の氷の減少が増加しました
結論
- 南極の氷の減少は 海面上昇に大きく寄与しています
- 氷の損失の地域的な変動は 海洋温暖化や氷床の不安定性など 異なるメカニズムによって引き起こされます
- 東南極の質量バランスと氷河の静止調整の見積もりには依然として不確実性があります.
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