The climate model predicts that the Antarctic will be warm as the earth warms up. But for decades, the water around Antarctica has become mysteriously cool. New research shows why.
The warming Roy area has more rainfall and more ice dissolution, which introduces more freshwater in Antarctica. Freshwater is not as dense as the seawater, so it does not sink down and stays on the sea surface. Freshwater acts like a lid to prevent warm water from rising, and its effect is much larger than previously recognized.
Until now, the model has not completely explained the impact of rain, especially melting. Earle Wilson, co -author of Stanford University, said Meltwater’s influence was “completely missing from most climate models.”
He and his colleagues who lost fresh water accounted for 60 %of the inconsistencies between predicted and actual temperature. that result Published Earth Physical Research Letter.
Zachaary Kaufman, the chief research author of Stanford, said, “There was a debate about whether the melt water was actually enough.” We show that it is doing it. “
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