A model of Greenland ice sheet deglaciation constrained by observations of relative sea level and ice extent

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-84

  Lecavalier, Benoit S ^a   Milne, Glenn A ^a   Simpson, Matthew J R ^b   Wake, Leanne ^c   Huybrechts, Philippe ^d   Tarasov, Lev ^e   Kjeldsen, Kristian K ^f   Funder, Svend ^f   Long, Antony J ^g   Woodroffe, Sarah ^g   Dyke, Arthur S ^e,h   Larsen, Nicolaj K ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NORWEGIAN MAPPING AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^e MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

ⁱ AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Deglaciation; Geological data; Glacial isostatic adjustment; Glacialogical model; Greenland ice sheet; Ice sheet reconstruction; Relative sea level

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; EARTH (PLANET); GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; SEA LEVEL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DEGLACIATIONS; GEOLOGICAL DATA; GLACIAL ISOSTATIC ADJUSTMENTS; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; ICE SHEET RECONSTRUCTION; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL;

ICE;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATA SET; DEGLACIATION; EARTH STRUCTURE; GLACIOISOSTASY; GLACIOLOGY; HOLOCENE; ISOSTASY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; UPLIFT; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE FORCING; CLIMATE VARIATION; DATABASE; GLACIAL HISTORY; GLACIER ADVANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; HYPSITHERMAL; ICE SHEET; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; RECONSTRUCTION; WARMING; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 84906856541     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.07.018     Document Type: Article

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