The impact of the North Atlantic Ocean on the Younger Dryas climate in northwestern and central Europe

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 447-453

  Isarin, René F B ^a   Renssen, Hans ^a   Vandenberghe, Jef ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Europe; Modelling; North Atlantic Ocean; Palaeoclimate; Sea ice; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MODELING; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA ICE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

(CENTRAL); (NORTH); (NORTHWEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN; EUROPE;

EID: 0032454995     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1417(1998090)13:5<447::aid-jqs402>3.0.co;2-b     Document Type: Article

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