Enhanced Arctic sea ice melting controlled by larger heat discharge of mid-Holocene rivers

Jiang Dong, Xuefa Shi (), Xun Gong (), Anatolii S. Astakhov, Limin Hu, Xiting Liu, Gang Yang, Yixuan Wang, Yuri Vasilenko, Shuqing Qiao, Alexander Bosin and Gerrit Lohmann
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Jiang Dong: Ministry of Natural Resources
Xuefa Shi: Ministry of Natural Resources
Xun Gong: China University of Geosciences
Anatolii S. Astakhov: Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Limin Hu: Pilot Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology
Xiting Liu: Pilot Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology
Gang Yang: Ministry of Natural Resources
Yixuan Wang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuri Vasilenko: Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Shuqing Qiao: Ministry of Natural Resources
Alexander Bosin: Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Gerrit Lohmann: Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2022
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