南极和格陵兰冰盖最近的海平面贡献
Andrew Shepherd1, Duncan Wingham
1Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, EH8 9XP, UK. Andrew.Shepherd@edu.ac.uk
概括
南极洲和格陵兰岛的地球冰盖因融化和冰川流量增加而失去质量,导致海平面上升. 最近的卫星数据显示,由于温度升高,冰的排放加速.
科学领域:
- * * 冰川学 冰川学
- * 气候科学 气候科学
- * 地球系统科学 地球系统科学
背景情况:
- *极地冰盖 (南极和格陵兰) 是全球气候系统的关键组成部分.
- * 历史上极地勘探已经得到了最近的卫星测量,为冰盖动态提供了新的见解.
- *全球气温上升影响了多种冰盖过程,包括降雪,融化和冰流.
研究的目的:
- * 评估地球主要冰盖的当前质量平衡.
- * 量化南极洲和格陵兰岛的冰层损失对全球海平面上升的贡献.
- * 调查冰流放量的加速及其潜在驱动因素.
主要方法:
- * 过去十年间对卫星测量的分析.
- * 冰块质量损失的量化及其对海平面变化的贡献.
- *评估冰盖过程中的区域差异.
主要成果:
- *南极洲和格陵兰岛正在经历总体质量损失,每年总体失衡约为125千亿.
- * 这种冰损失每年为全球海平面上升贡献0.35毫米.
- *在过去十年中,在两大洲都观察到来自冰河和冰川的加速冰流.
结论:
- * 表面和海洋变暖可能引发的加速冰排放是当前冰盖质量损失的一个重要因素.
- * 这些由变暖驱动的过程可能会抵消21世纪预测的降雪增加.
- *持续监测冰盖动态对于了解未来海平面变化至关重要.
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