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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
Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Millennium Nucleus Paleoclimate of the Southern Hemisphere, Santiago, Chile
now at: Glaciology Laboratory, Centro de Estudios Científicos, Valdivia, Chile
M. Rojas
Department of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Millennium Nucleus Paleoclimate of the Southern Hemisphere, Santiago, Chile
B. M. Anderson
Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
A. N. Mackintosh
Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
E. Sagredo
Millennium Nucleus Paleoclimate of the Southern Hemisphere, Santiago, Chile
Institute of Geography, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
P. I. Moreno
Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Millennium Nucleus Paleoclimate of the Southern Hemisphere, Santiago, Chile
Department of Ecological Sciences and Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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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.
We examine the climatic forcing of glacier expansion in the mid-Holocene (MH) by evaluating...
