斯瓦尔巴德2024年创纪录的夏天:北极冰川融化的早期观点?
Thomas Vikhamar Schuler1, Rasmus Emil Benestad2, Ketil Isaksen2
1Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo NO-0316, Norway.
概括
斯瓦尔巴德的北极冰川在2024年夏天经历了前所未有的融化,损失了大量的冰块. 这次活动突出了气候变化对极地地区和未来海平面上升的加速影响.
科学领域:
- 冰川学的冰川学
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 北极研究 北极研究
背景情况:
- 北极地区,特别是斯瓦尔巴德岛,对气候变化非常敏感.
- 之前的融化季节显示出日益增长的趋势,但2024年标志着一个显著的异常.
研究的目的:
- 量化2024年夏季斯瓦尔巴德冰川融化的程度.
- 评估斯瓦尔巴德和巴伦茨周边地区对全球海平面上升的贡献.
- 在当前的气候预测中将2024年的融化事件置于背景中.
主要方法:
- 对斯瓦尔巴德冰川质量平衡数据的分析.
- 2024年融化异常与历史记录的比较 (标准偏差).
- 对全球海平面上升的贡献估计.
主要成果:
- 斯瓦尔巴德在2024年夏天经历了创纪录的融化季节,异常高于平均水平的四个标准偏差.
- 全斯瓦尔巴德的质量损失大约为61.7±11.1 Gt,占冰总量的1%,相当于格陵兰岛的融化.
- 巴伦茨周边地区损失了102.1 ± 22.9 Gt,为海平面上升贡献了0.27 ± 0.06 mm,斯瓦尔巴德贡献了0.16 mm.
结论:
- 2024年的融化事件是由持续的大气模式的极端温度驱动的,在当前的气候条件下这是罕见的.
- 未来的气候预测表明,到21世纪末,这种极端温度将变得普遍.
- 斯瓦尔巴德2024年的融化季节是北极冰川状况预览,大约70年后的未来.
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