Bipolar changes in atmospheric circulation during the little ice age

Science

Volumn 277, Issue 5330, 1997, Pages 1294-1296

  Kreutz, K J ^a   Mayewski, P A ^a   Meeker, L D ^a   Twickler, M S ^b   Whitlow, S I ^b   Pittalwala, I I ^b  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE; SEA WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; LITTLE ICE AGE;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC CLIMATE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHY; GREENLAND; HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTARCTICA, SIPLE DOME; GREENLAND;

EID: 0030846288     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5330.1294     Document Type: Article

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