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The sensitivity of the Greenland Ice Sheet to glacial–interglacial oceanic forcing
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Instituto de Geociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Cientificas-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Javier Blasco
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Instituto de Geociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Cientificas-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Alexander Robinson
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Instituto de Geociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Cientificas-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
now at: Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, University of
Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece
Jorge Alvarez-Solas
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Instituto de Geociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Cientificas-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Marisa Montoya
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Instituto de Geociencias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Cientificas-Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Short summary
The response of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) to palaeo-oceanic changes on a glacial–interglacial timescale is studied from a modelling perspective. A 3-D hybrid ice-sheet–shelf model which includes a parameterization of the basal melting rate at the GrIS marine margins is used. The results show that the oceanic forcing plays a key role in the GrIS evolution, not only by controlling the ice retreat during the deglaciation but also by driving the ice expansion in glacial periods.
The response of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) to palaeo-oceanic changes on a...
