Last Interglacial subsurface warming on the Antarctic shelf triggered by reduced deep- ocean convection

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  • Enhanced meridional ocean heattransport and higher austral spring insolation let to reduced SO sea-ice cover.
  • Fresher and warmer conditions meant higher stratification and weaker AABW formation and thus subsurface warming around Antarctica.
  • Positive feedback

paleo-ESM-Sep2023.pdf (10.7 MB)