Holocene melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet driven by tropical Pacific warming

Adam D. Sproson; Yusuke Yokoyama; Yosuke Miyairi; Takahiro Aze; Rebecca L. Totten

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30076-2

Nature Communications (May 2022)

Holocene melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet driven by tropical Pacific warming

Adam D. Sproson,
Yusuke Yokoyama,
Yosuke Miyairi,
Takahiro Aze,
Rebecca L. Totten

Affiliations

Adam D. Sproson: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Yusuke Yokoyama: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Yosuke Miyairi: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Takahiro Aze: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Rebecca L. Totten: Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Alabama

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30076-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Ice loss from the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica is rapidly accelerating. Here, the authors reveal that this region also underwent thinning and retreat from 9 to 6 thousand years ago, due to atmospheric connections with a warming tropical Pacific.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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