Climate change during the last deglaciation in Antarctica

Science

Volumn 272, Issue 5268, 1996, Pages 1636-1638

  Mayewski, P A ^a   Twickler, M S ^a   Whitlow, S I ^a   Meeker, L D ^a   Yang, Q ^a   Thomas, J ^a   Kreutz, K ^a   Grootes, P M ^b,e   Morse, D L ^b   Steig, E J ^b   Waddington, E D ^b   Saltzman, E S ^c   Whung, P Y ^c   Taylor, K C ^d  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGLACIATION; ICE CORE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ANTARCTICA; GREENLAND;

EID: 0030431163     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.272.5268.1636     Document Type: Article

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