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The effects of late Cenozoic climate change on the global distribution of frost cracking
Hemanti Sharma
Department of Geosciences, University of Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen,
Germany
Sebastian G. Mutz
Department of Geosciences, University of Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen,
Germany
Todd A. Ehlers
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geosciences, University of Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen,
Germany
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Short summary
We estimate global changes in frost cracking intensity (FCI) using process-based models for four time slices in the late Cenozoic ranging from the Pliocene (∼ 3 Ma) to pre-industrial (∼ 1850 CE, PI). For all time slices, results indicate that FCI was most prevalent in middle to high latitudes and high-elevation lower-latitude areas such as Tibet. Larger deviations (relative to PI) were observed in colder (LGM) and warmer climates (Pliocene) due to differences in temperature and glaciation.
We estimate global changes in frost cracking intensity (FCI) using process-based models for four...
