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The North American Cordillera—An Impediment to Growing the Continent-Wide Laurentide Ice Sheet
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: his study examines the evolution of a continental-scale ice sheet on a triangular representation of North America, with and without the influence of the Cordilleran region. Simulations are conducted using a comprehensive ...
Stationary Wave Reflection as a Mechanism for Zonalizing the Atlantic Winter Jet at the LGM
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: urrent estimates of the height of the Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS) at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) range from around 3000 to 4500 m. Modeling studies of the LGM, using low-end estimates of the LIS height, show a relatively ...
The Effect of Anthropogenic Aerosols on the Aleutian Low
Publisher: American Meteorological Society