西南极冰盖的过去和未来接地线退缩
1Geophysics Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Institute for Quaternary Studies and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA. Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
概括
西南极冰盖 (WAIS) 自从全新世纪早期以来一直在退缩. 这种脱冰历史表明,持续的WAIS衰退可能在没有外部气候强迫的情况下发生.
科学领域:
- 冰川学的冰川学
- 古气候学 古气候学
- 南极研究南极研究
背景情况:
- 了解西南极冰盖 (WAIS) 的降冰历史对于预测其未来的稳定性至关重要.
- 过去的冰盖行为为对环境变化的反应提供了洞察力.
研究的目的:
- 为了重建WAIS的脱冰历史.
- 为了调查过去在罗斯海海口的接地线撤退的驱动力.
主要方法:
- 在罗斯海海口内的三个地点,向南的接地线迁移的日期.
- 全新世气候和海平面记录的分析.
主要成果:
- 大多数WAIS基线衰退发生在Holocene中后期.
- 这次经济衰退发生在没有显著的海平面或气候强迫的情况下.
- 目前的地面线撤退可能是长期内部驱动过程的延续.
结论:
- WAIS的经济衰退历史是独立于外部强迫的.
- 即使在稳定的气候和海平面条件下,WAIS的持续撤退也是可能的.
- 过去的脱冰模式表明,西南极冰盖未来可能出现不稳定.
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