Greenland during the last interglacial: the relative importance of insolation and oceanic changes

Pedersen, Rasmus A.; Langen, Peter L.; Vinther, Bo M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1907-2016

Articles | Volume 12, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1907-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1907-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 9

Research article

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26 Sep 2016

Research article |

| 26 Sep 2016

Greenland during the last interglacial: the relative importance of insolation and oceanic changes

Rasmus A. Pedersen, Peter L. Langen, and Bo M. Vinther

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RC1: 'Review of manuscript by pedersen et al. Entitled"Greenland warming during the last interglacial: The relative importance of insolation and oceanic changes.', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 May 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Rasmus Anker Pedersen, 22 Aug 2016
RC2: 'Review of Greenland warming during the last interglacial: the relative importance of insolation and oceanic changes', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jun 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Rasmus Anker Pedersen, 22 Aug 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by Editor) (26 Aug 2016) by Erin McClymont

AR by Rasmus Anker Pedersen on behalf of the Authors (30 Aug 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (13 Sep 2016) by Erin McClymont

AR by Rasmus Anker Pedersen on behalf of the Authors (13 Sep 2016)

Short summary

Using climate model experiments, we investigate the causes of the Eemian (125 000 years ago) warming in Greenland. Sea ice loss and sea surface warming prolong the impact of the summer insolation increase, causing warming throughout the year. We find potential for ice sheet mass loss in the north and southwestern parts of Greenland. Our simulations indicate that the direct impact of the insolation, rather than the indirect effect of the warmer ocean, is the dominant cause of ice sheet melt.