Challenges and research priorities to understand interactions between climate, ice sheets and global mean sea level during past interglacials

Capron, Emilie and Rovere, Alessio and Austermann, Jacqueline and Axford, Yarrow and Barlow, Natasha L.M. and Carlson, Anders E. and de Vernal, Anne and Dutton, Andrea and Kopp, Robert E. and McManus, Jerry F. and Menviel, Laurie and Otto-Bliesner, Bette L. and Robinson, Alexander and Shakun, Jeremy D. and Tzedakis, Polychronis C. and Wolff, Eric W. (2019) Challenges and research priorities to understand interactions between climate, ice sheets and global mean sea level during past interglacials. Quaternary Science Reviews, 219. pp. 308-311. ISSN 02773791 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.06.030

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Abstract

Quaternary interglacials provide key observations of the Earth system's responses to orbital and greenhouse gas forcing. They also inform on the capabilities of Earth system models, used for projecting the polar ice-sheet and sea-level responses to a regional warmth comparable to that expected by 2100 C.E. However, a number of uncertainties remain regarding the processes and feedbacks linking climate, ice-sheet and sea-level changes during past warm intervals. Here, we delineate the major research questions that need to be resolved and future research directions that should be taken by the paleoclimate, sea-level and ice-sheet research communities in order to increase confidence in the use of past interglacial climate, ice-sheet and sea-level reconstructions to constrain future predictions. These questions were formulated during a joint workshop held by the PAGES-INQUA PALSEA (PALeo constraints on SEA level rise) and the PAGES-PMIP QUIGS (QUaternary InterGlacialS) Working Groups in September 2018.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	2019AREP; IA75
Subjects:	01 - Climate Change and Earth-Ocean Atmosphere Systems
Divisions:	01 - Climate Change and Earth-Ocean Atmosphere Systems
Journal or Publication Title:	Quaternary Science Reviews
Volume:	219
Page Range:	pp. 308-311
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.06.030
Depositing User:	Sarah Humbert
Date Deposited:	08 Nov 2019 18:24
Last Modified:	01 Sep 2020 00:01
URI:	http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/id/eprint/4523

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