Holocene climatic instability: A prominent, widespread event 8200 yr ago

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 483-486

  Alley, R B ^a   Mayewski, P A ^b   Sowers, T ^a   Stuiver, M ^c   Taylor, K C ^d   Clark, P U ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

CLIMATIC EVENTS; CLIMATIC SYSTEMS; GREENLAND ICE CORES; HIGH SENSITIVITY; NORTH ATLANTIC; NORTH POLAR REGION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATIONS; PROXY RECORDS; YOUNGER DRYAS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

AMPLITUDE; HOLOCENE; ICE CORE; ICE FLOW; INSTABILITY; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; YOUNGER DRYAS; CLIMATE; CLIMATIC INSTABILITY; HOLOCENE CLIMATE; PALAEOCLIMATE; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 0031437963     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0483:HCIAPW>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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