The Greenland ice sheet during the past 300,000 years: a review

Svend Visby Funder, Kristian Kjellerup Kjeldsen, Kurt H. Kjær, Colm O'Cofaigh

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    Abstract

    The Greenland ice sheet's response to climate change is a major issue in the climate debate. This report reviews existing evidence on how the ice sheet margins reacted to climate change during the past 300,000 years-how it responded to the warm climate of the last interglacial and expanded on to the shelf during the last ice age. Compared to the other large ice sheets in the northern hemisphere, the Greenland ice sheet showed remarkable resilience to temperature change-a good omen for the future.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationQuaternary glaciations - extent and chronology — a closer look
    EditorsJürgen Ehlers, Phillip Gibbard, Philip D. Hughes
    Number of pages15
    PublisherElsevier
    Publication date2011
    Pages699-713
    Chapter50
    ISBN (Print)978-0-444-53447-7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    SeriesDevelopments in Quaternary Sciences
    Volume15
    ISSN1571-0866

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