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High Throughput Analysis of Liquid Droplet Impacts
Published on: March 6, 2020
ニュージーランドの若き乾燥期の大規模な冷却イベントに対する証拠
1Research School of Earth Sciences, Victoria University, Post Office Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand.
まとめ
ポリンの記録によると,若いドライアスはニュージーランドで気温の有意な低下を引き起こさなかった. 氷河の進歩は,低温ではなく,降雪の増加による可能性があり,特定の若年ドリアス気候モデルをサポートしています.
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
- 四次地質学 四次地質学
- パリノロジーはパリノロジーの学科です.
背景:
- ユング・ドライアスは,最後の脱氷期間の重要な寒冷期である.
- 若いドライアスの地域気候反応を理解することは,気候モデリングに不可欠です.
- 以前の研究では,この期間に南半球の冷却の程度について議論されてきた.
研究 の 目的:
- 若干ドライアス時代のニュージーランドにおける気候条件を調査する.
- 南半球で有意な温度下降が発生したかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- ニュージーランド・ネルソン州北西部の脱氷期からの花粉記録の分析.
- 古植物学的データと氷河活動の地質学的証拠の相関.
主要な成果:
- 花粉のデータは,若いドライアス時代にニュージーランドで気温が著しく低下しなかったことを示しています.
- この地域の氷河の進歩は,降雨量と雪の蓄積の増加に起因する.
- この発見は,南半球における広範な冷却の概念に異議を唱える.
結論:
- ユング・ドライアスはニュージーランドに著しい熱減少をもたらさなかった.
- 降水の変化などの地域的な気候の動態は,温度よりも重要な役割を果たしました.
- この結果は,西側循環の強化や南半球の冷却を必要としない若いドライアスの始まりの気候モデルを裏付けています.
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