Understanding global warming using long-term glacier retreat records

利用长期冰川退缩记录了解全球变暖

• 批准号: DP1095053
• 负责人: Prof Bradley Pillans
• 金额: $ 10.98万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP1095053
• 关键词: Understanding; global; warming; using; long

This project will determine the sensitivity of climate to future global warming, contributing to understanding one of the greatest problems facing humanity today. We will take an historic approach, determining the effects of the greatest global warming in Earth's recent history after the last ice age 20,000 years ago. By constructing well-dated, accurate records of glacier retreat at key locations, we will quantitatively estimate temperature change as the planet warmed. These findings will help us understand the future effects of global warming so that we are better prepared for the environmental and economic costs.

该项目将确定气候对未来全球变暖的敏感性，有助于理解当今人类面临的最大问题之一。我们将采取历史性的方法，确定自20000年前的最后一个冰河时代以来，地球近代史上最严重的全球变暖的影响。通过在关键地点建立日期准确的冰川退缩记录，我们将定量估计地球变暖时的温度变化。这些发现将帮助我们了解全球变暖的未来影响，以便我们更好地为环境和经济代价做好准备。