Seminar by Ben Marzeion, University of Bremen.
Natural or anthropogenic? The surprising difficulty of attributing 20th century glacier change
Abstract: Melting glaciers have become icons of anthropogenic climate change. However, the quantitative evidence for anthropogenic forcing of glacier mass loss since the little ice age is thin. Only few studies have addressed the issue, and while the results are overwhelmingly indicating that greenhouse gases are in fact the dominant cause of the global glacier retreat of the past few decades, the situation is unclear for the time preceding ~1970. In the talk I will present the strategies being employed to attribute glacier mass loss, their strengths and shortcomings, and potential ways forward.
The talk is in Aud 2 in the Geology Building. It is also possible to follow at Zoom.
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About the seminar
This seminar is offered by the Section for Geography and Hydrology, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo. The GEOHYD-seminars are announced as lunch seminars so bring your lunch if you want to.
The seminars are open for everyone interested, and especially students are welcome.
The Lunch Seminar Team
– Louise and Henning