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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-1761-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-1761-2024
Research article
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12 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 12 Aug 2024

Late Pleistocene glacial terminations accelerated by proglacial lakes

Meike D. W. Scherrenberg, Constantijn J. Berends, and Roderik S. W. van de Wal

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During Late Pleistocene glacial cycles, the Eurasian and North American ice sheets grew and melted, resulting in over 100 m of sea-level change. Studying the melting of past ice sheets can improve our understanding of how ice sheets might respond in the future. In this study, we find that melting increases due to proglacial lakes forming at the margins of the ice sheets, primarily due to the reduced basal friction of floating ice. Furthermore, bedrock uplift rates can strongly influence melting.
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