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ArticleNature communications2017

Enhanced ice sheet melting driven by volcanic eruptions during the last deglaciation.

Francesco Muschitiello, Francesco S R Pausata, James M Lea, Douglas W F Mair, Barbara Wohlfarth

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Francesco MuschitielloLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, 10964, USA. fmuschit@ldeo.columbia.edu.
Francesco S R PausataDepartment of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3C 3P8.
James M LeaDepartment of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L69 72T, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1885-0858
Douglas W F MairDepartment of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L69 72T, UK.
Barbara WohlfarthDepartment of Geological Sciences and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, SE106-91, Stockholm, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Volcanic eruptions can impact the mass balance of ice sheets through changes in climate and the radiative properties of the ice. Yet, empirical evidence highlighting the sensitivity of ancient ice sheets to volcanism is scarce. Here we present an exceptionally well-dated annual glacial varve chronology recording the melting history of the Fennoscandian Ice Sheet at the end of the last deglaciation (∼13,200-12,000 years ago). Our data indicate that abrupt ice melting events coincide with volcanogenic aerosol emissions recorded in Greenland ice cores. We suggest that enhanced ice sheet runoff is primarily associated with albedo effects due to deposition of ash sourced from high-latitude volcanic eruptions. Climate and snowpack mass-balance simulations show evidence for enhanced ice sheet runoff under volcanically forced conditions despite atmospheric cooling. The sensitivity of past ice sheets to volcanic ashfall highlights the need for an accurate coupling between atmosphere and ice sheet components in climate models.

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PMID29066736
PMCPMC5654763

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