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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-1575-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-1575-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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26 Nov 2015
Research article |
| 26 Nov 2015
Modelled glacier equilibrium line altitudes during the mid-Holocene in the southern mid-latitudes
Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Millennium Nucleus Paleoclimate of the Southern Hemisphere, Santiago, Chile
now at: Glaciology Laboratory, Centro de Estudios Científicos, Valdivia, Chile
M. Rojas
Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Millennium Nucleus Paleoclimate of the Southern Hemisphere, Santiago, Chile
B. M. Anderson
Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
A. N. Mackintosh
Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
E. Sagredo
Millennium Nucleus Paleoclimate of the Southern Hemisphere, Santiago, Chile
Institute of Geography, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
P. I. Moreno
Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Millennium Nucleus Paleoclimate of the Southern Hemisphere, Santiago, Chile
Department of Ecological Sciences and Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- A multi-model analysis of glacier equilibrium line altitudes in western China during the last glacial maximum D. Jiang et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-018-9266-8
- Reconstructing Climate from Glaciers A. Mackintosh et al. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-063016-020643
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- The evolution of the Patagonian Ice Sheet from 35 ka to the present day (PATICE) B. Davies et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103152
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8 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Accelerated greenhouse gases versus slow insolation forcing induced climate changes in southern South America since the Mid-Holocene A. Berman et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-016-3081-z
- Modelled sensitivity of Monte San Lorenzo ice cap, Patagonian Andes, to past and present climate J. Martin et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.831631
- A multi-model analysis of glacier equilibrium line altitudes in western China during the last glacial maximum D. Jiang et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-018-9266-8
- Reconstructing Climate from Glaciers A. Mackintosh et al. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-063016-020643
- Holocene glacier fluctuations in Patagonia are modulated by summer insolation intensity and paced by Southern Annular Mode-like variability S. Reynhout et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.05.029
- The evolution of the Patagonian Ice Sheet from 35 ka to the present day (PATICE) B. Davies et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103152
- Air Temperature Characteristics, Distribution, and Impact on Modeled Ablation for the South Patagonia Icefield C. Bravo et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JD028857
- Precipitation drives western Patagonian glacier variability and may curb future ice mass loss M. Troch et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77486-4
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Short summary
We examine the climatic forcing of glacier expansion in the mid-Holocene (MH) by evaluating modelled glacier equilibrium line altitude (ELA) and climate conditions during the MH compared with pre-industrial (PI) time in the mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere. Glaciers in both analysed regions have an ELA that is 15-33m lower than the PI during the MH. We postulate that the modelled ELA changes may help to explain larger glacier extents observed in the mid-Holocene in both regions.
We examine the climatic forcing of glacier expansion in the mid-Holocene (MH) by evaluating...
