Articles | Volume 11, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-1575-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-1575-2015
Research article
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26 Nov 2015
Research article |  | 26 Nov 2015

Modelled glacier equilibrium line altitudes during the mid-Holocene in the southern mid-latitudes

C. Bravo, M. Rojas, B. M. Anderson, A. N. Mackintosh, E. Sagredo, and P. I. Moreno

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AR by Claudio Bravo on behalf of the Authors (21 Jul 2015)  Author's response    Manuscript
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RR by Ann Rowan (11 Aug 2015)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (17 Oct 2015)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by Editor) (17 Oct 2015) by Volker Rath
AR by Claudio Bravo on behalf of the Authors (20 Oct 2015)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (12 Nov 2015) by Volker Rath
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We examine the climatic forcing of glacier expansion in the mid-Holocene (MH) by evaluating modelled glacier equilibrium line altitude (ELA) and climate conditions during the MH compared with pre-industrial (PI) time in the mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere. Glaciers in both analysed regions have an ELA that is 15-33m lower than the PI during the MH. We postulate that the modelled ELA changes may help to explain larger glacier extents observed in the mid-Holocene in both regions.