History of sea ice in the Arctic
Arctic sea-ice extent and volume are declining rapidly. Several studies project that the Arctic
Ocean may become seasonally ice-free by the year 2040 or even earlier. Putting this into …
Ocean may become seasonally ice-free by the year 2040 or even earlier. Putting this into …
A global synthesis of the marine and terrestrial evidence for glaciation during the Pliocene Epoch
The Pliocene climate is globally warm and characterised by high atmospheric carbon
dioxide concentrations, yet the terrestrial and marine scientific communities have gathered …
dioxide concentrations, yet the terrestrial and marine scientific communities have gathered …
A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA
KH Kjær, M Winther Pedersen, B De Sanctis… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene epochs 3.6 to 0.8 million years ago had
climates resembling those forecasted under future warming. Palaeoclimatic records show …
climates resembling those forecasted under future warming. Palaeoclimatic records show …
The configuration of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets through the Quaternary
Our understanding of how global climatic changes are translated into ice-sheet fluctuations
and sea-level change is currently limited by a lack of knowledge of the configuration of ice …
and sea-level change is currently limited by a lack of knowledge of the configuration of ice …
2.8 million years of Arctic climate change from Lake El'gygytgyn, NE Russia
M Melles, J Brigham-Grette, PS Minyuk, NR Nowaczyk… - science, 2012 - science.org
The reliability of Arctic climate predictions is currently hampered by insufficient knowledge of
natural climate variability in the past. A sediment core from Lake El'gygytgyn in northeastern …
natural climate variability in the past. A sediment core from Lake El'gygytgyn in northeastern …
The PRISM4 (mid-Piacenzian) paleoenvironmental reconstruction
The mid-Piacenzian is known as a period of relative warmth when compared to the present
day. A comprehensive understanding of conditions during the Piacenzian serves as both a …
day. A comprehensive understanding of conditions during the Piacenzian serves as both a …
Intense hurricane activity over the past 5,000 years controlled by El Niño and the West African monsoon
JP Donnelly, JD Woodruff - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
The processes that control the formation, intensity and track of hurricanes are poorly
understood. It has been proposed that an increase in sea surface temperatures caused by …
understood. It has been proposed that an increase in sea surface temperatures caused by …
Ancient biomolecules from deep ice cores reveal a forested southern Greenland
It is difficult to obtain fossil data from the 10% of Earth's terrestrial surface that is covered by
thick glaciers and ice sheets, and hence, knowledge of the paleoenvironments of these …
thick glaciers and ice sheets, and hence, knowledge of the paleoenvironments of these …
Pliocene warmth, polar amplification, and stepped Pleistocene cooling recorded in NE Arctic Russia
J Brigham-Grette, M Melles, P Minyuk, A Andreev… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Understanding the evolution of Arctic polar climate from the protracted warmth of the middle
Pliocene into the earliest glacial cycles in the Northern Hemisphere has been hindered by …
Pliocene into the earliest glacial cycles in the Northern Hemisphere has been hindered by …
Temperature and precipitation history of the Arctic
As the planet cooled from peak warmth in the early Cenozoic, extensive Northern
Hemisphere ice sheets developed by 2.6 Ma ago, leading to changes in the circulation of …
Hemisphere ice sheets developed by 2.6 Ma ago, leading to changes in the circulation of …