Publication Date:
2022-05-25
Description:
Author Posting. © American Geophysical Union, 2008. This article is posted here by permission of American Geophysical Union for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Reviews of Geophysics 46 (2008): RG4003, doi:10.1029/2007RG000226.
Description:
To develop a better understanding of the abrupt Dansgaard-Oeschger mode of climate change, it is essential that we establish whether the ice sheets are actively involved, as trigger or amplifier, or whether they merely respond in a passive manner. This requires careful assessment of the fundamental issues of magnitude and phasing of global ice volume fluctuations within marine isotope stage 3 (MIS 3), which to date remain enigmatic. We review recent advances in observational studies pertaining to these key issues and discuss the implications for modeling studies. Our aim is to construct a robust stratigraphic framework for the MIS 3 period regarding sea level variability, using the most up-to-date arguments available by combining insights from both modeling and observational approaches.
Description:
Mark Siddall is supported by a Lamont-Doherty research fellowship.
This paper contributes to UK Natural Environment Research
Council projects NE/C003152/1, NER/T/S/2002/00453, and NE/
D001773/1. William G. Thompson is supported by grants from the
National Science Foundation (OCE-0602383) and the Ocean and
Climate Change Institute of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Claire Waelbroeck was supported by EC grant EVK-2000-
00089, by the CNRS, CEA, and IPEV, as well as the IMAGES
program.
Keywords:
Sea level
;
MIS 3
;
Seesaw
;
Dansgaard-Oeschger
Repository Name:
Woods Hole Open Access Server
Type:
Article
Format:
application/pdf
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