Reconciling reconstructions and simulations of the Greenland ice sheet and its climate during the Last Interglacial period
- 1Complutense University of Madrid, Faculty of Physics, Dept of Earth Science and Astrophysics, Madrid, Spain (robinson@ucm.es)
- 2Institute of Geosciences CSIC-UCM, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- 3Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
- 4Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Tagensvej 16, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 5Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540
- 6Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 7Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
There is still no consensus concerning the evolution of the Greenland ice sheet during the Last Interglacial period (LIG, 130-115 kyr ago). Ice cores indicate that the ice sheet survived over most of the continent. Proxy data indicate temperature anomalies of up to 6-8°C. However, under these conditions, models predict almost complete deglaciation. This paradox must be resolved to be able to quantify Greenland’s sea-level contribution during the LIG as well as to understand its sensitivity to future climate change. Here we analyze the available evidence and outline strategies to reconcile modeling and data efforts for Greenland during the LIG.
How to cite: Robinson, A., Capron, E., Alvarez-Solas, J., Bender, M., Goelzer, H., and Montoya, M.: Reconciling reconstructions and simulations of the Greenland ice sheet and its climate during the Last Interglacial period, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-19016, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-19016, 2020.
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