Permafrost as a critical factor in paleoclimate modelling: The Younger Dryas case in Europe

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Renssen, H ^a   Isarin, R F B ^a   Vandenberghe, J ^a   Lautenschlager, M ^b   Schlese, U ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Europe; General circulation models; Permafrost; Simulation; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; PALEOCLIMATE; PERMAFROST; YOUNGER DRYAS;

EUROPE;

EID: 0034723866     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00322-2     Document Type: Article

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