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Late Pliocene ice sheets as an analogue for future climate: a sensitivity study of the polar Southern Hemisphere
Katherine Power
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Department of Physical Geography and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Fernanda DI Alzira Oliveira Matos
Alfred Wegener Institute – Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, 27570, Germany
Qiong Zhang
Department of Physical Geography and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Masa Kageyama, Louise C. Sime, Marie Sicard, Maria-Vittoria Guarino, Anne de Vernal, Ruediger Stein, David Schroeder, Irene Malmierca-Vallet, Ayako Abe-Ouchi, Cecilia Bitz, Pascale Braconnot, Esther C. Brady, Jian Cao, Matthew A. Chamberlain, Danny Feltham, Chuncheng Guo, Allegra N. LeGrande, Gerrit Lohmann, Katrin J. Meissner, Laurie Menviel, Polina Morozova, Kerim H. Nisancioglu, Bette L. Otto-Bliesner, Ryouta O'ishi, Silvana Ramos Buarque, David Salas y Melia, Sam Sherriff-Tadano, Julienne Stroeve, Xiaoxu Shi, Bo Sun, Robert A. Tomas, Evgeny Volodin, Nicholas K. H. Yeung, Qiong Zhang, Zhongshi Zhang, Weipeng Zheng, and Tilo Ziehn
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 12409–12430, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-12409-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-12409-2020, 2020
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This study explores the climate impact of reduced Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets using the Late Pliocene as an analogue for future climate. Results reveal a 9.5 °C rise in Antarctic surface temperature, 16 % sea ice loss, a less stable westerly jet, and a weakened Antarctic Bottom Water formation. By isolating albedo effects, this research provides insights into global climate dynamics and feedbacks.
This study explores the climate impact of reduced Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets using the...
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