Northern Hemisphere ice sheets
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Northern Hemisphere ice sheets are vast continental glaciers that repeatedly expanded and retreated over North America and Eurasia, profoundly shaping global climate, sea levels, and landscapes during the Quaternary.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Hemisphere cryosphere | 1 |
| Northern Hemisphere ice sheets canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Northern Hemisphere ice sheets Context triple: [Quaternary period, associatedWith, Northern Hemisphere ice sheets]
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A.
Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America
The Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America was a massive continental glacier that covered much of Canada and parts of the northern United States during the last Ice Age, profoundly shaping the region’s landscapes and climate.
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Fennoscandian Ice Sheet
The Fennoscandian Ice Sheet was a massive Pleistocene ice sheet that repeatedly covered much of northern Europe, including Scandinavia, Finland, and parts of northern Germany and western Russia.
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C.
Cenozoic glaciations
Cenozoic glaciations are a series of major ice age cycles during the Cenozoic Era that saw extensive growth and retreat of continental ice sheets, profoundly shaping Earth’s climate and landscapes.
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Wisconsin glaciation
The Wisconsin glaciation was the last major advance of continental ice sheets in North America during the Pleistocene, profoundly reshaping the continent’s landscapes and drainage systems.
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E.
Arctic region
The Arctic region is the Earth's northernmost polar area, characterized by extreme cold, sea ice, tundra landscapes, and unique ecosystems adapted to long periods of darkness and light.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Northern Hemisphere ice sheets Target entity description: Northern Hemisphere ice sheets are vast continental glaciers that repeatedly expanded and retreated over North America and Eurasia, profoundly shaping global climate, sea levels, and landscapes during the Quaternary.
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A.
Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America
The Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America was a massive continental glacier that covered much of Canada and parts of the northern United States during the last Ice Age, profoundly shaping the region’s landscapes and climate.
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B.
Fennoscandian Ice Sheet
The Fennoscandian Ice Sheet was a massive Pleistocene ice sheet that repeatedly covered much of northern Europe, including Scandinavia, Finland, and parts of northern Germany and western Russia.
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C.
Cenozoic glaciations
Cenozoic glaciations are a series of major ice age cycles during the Cenozoic Era that saw extensive growth and retreat of continental ice sheets, profoundly shaping Earth’s climate and landscapes.
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D.
Wisconsin glaciation
The Wisconsin glaciation was the last major advance of continental ice sheets in North America during the Pleistocene, profoundly reshaping the continent’s landscapes and drainage systems.
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E.
Arctic region
The Arctic region is the Earth's northernmost polar area, characterized by extreme cold, sea ice, tundra landscapes, and unique ecosystems adapted to long periods of darkness and light.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaternary megascale glacier
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cryospheric component ⓘ glacial system ⓘ |
| affected |
monsoon systems
ⓘ
storm tracks ⓘ |
| caused |
glacial isostatic adjustment
ⓘ
large-scale erosion ⓘ postglacial rebound ⓘ |
| coveredAreaAtMaximum | tens of millions of square kilometers ⓘ |
| created |
U-shaped valleys
ⓘ
drumlins ⓘ eskers ⓘ fjords ⓘ moraines ⓘ outwash plains ⓘ proglacial lakes ⓘ |
| expandedDuring | Pleistocene epoch ⓘ |
| expandedOver |
Eurasia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| experienced | multiple glacial–interglacial cycles ⓘ |
| growthControlledBy |
greenhouse gas concentrations
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ice–albedo feedbacks ⓘ orbital forcing ⓘ |
| included |
Barents–Kara Ice Sheet
ⓘ
Cordilleran Ice Sheet ⓘ Fennoscandian Ice Sheet ⓘ Greenland Ice Sheet (North American sector) ⓘ
surface form:
Greenland Ice Sheet (paleoglacial extent)
Laurentide Ice Sheet in North America ⓘ
surface form:
Laurentide Ice Sheet
|
| increased | planetary albedo ⓘ |
| influenced |
continental landscapes
ⓘ
global climate ⓘ sea level ⓘ |
| lastGlacialMaximumAge | approximately 26,000 to 19,000 years ago ⓘ |
| leftLegacyIn |
present-day topography of North America
ⓘ
present-day topography of northern Europe ⓘ soil distribution of mid-latitudes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Earth ⓘ |
| loweredGlobalSeaLevelBy | about 120 meters at Last Glacial Maximum ⓘ |
| majorComponentOf | Quaternary glaciations ⓘ |
| maximumExtentDuring | Last Glacial Maximum ⓘ |
| meltwaterDischargeInfluenced | thermohaline circulation ⓘ |
| meltwaterDischargeTriggered | abrupt climate events ⓘ |
| modulated |
atmospheric circulation
ⓘ
ocean circulation ⓘ |
| reconstructedUsing |
geomorphological evidence
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ice core records ⓘ marine sediment cores ⓘ |
| reflected | incoming solar radiation ⓘ |
| retreatedDuring |
Holocene
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surface form:
Holocene epoch
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| stored | large volumes of freshwater ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
glaciologists
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paleoclimatologists ⓘ |
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Subject: Northern Hemisphere ice sheets Description of subject: Northern Hemisphere ice sheets are vast continental glaciers that repeatedly expanded and retreated over North America and Eurasia, profoundly shaping global climate, sea levels, and landscapes during the Quaternary.
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