In:
Nature Communications, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 13, No. 1 ( 2022-09-13)
Abstract:
Arctic sea ice retreat is linked to extrapolar thermal energy import, while the potential impact of pan-Arctic river heat discharge on sea-ice loss has been unresolved. We reconstructed the Holocene history of Arctic sea ice and Russian pan-Arctic river heat discharge, combining ice-rafted debris records and sedimentation rates from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf with a compilation of published paleoclimate and observational data. In the mid-Holocene, the early summer (June–July) solar insolation was higher than that during the late Holocene, which led to a larger heat discharge of the Russian pan-Arctic rivers and contributed to more Arctic sea ice retreat. This intensified decline of early-summer sea ice accelerated the melting of sea ice throughout the summertime by lowering regional albedos. Our findings highlight the important impact of the larger heat discharge of pan-Arctic rivers, which can reinforce Arctic sea-ice loss in the summer in the context of global warming.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2041-1723
DOI:
10.1038/s41467-022-33106-1
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2022
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2553671-0
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