Variability and seasonality of North Atlantic climate during the early Holocene: Evidence from Faroe Island lake sediments

Holocene

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 851-860

  Jessen, Catherine A ^a   Rundgren, Mats ^a   Björck, Svante ^a   Andresen, Camilla S ^a   Conley, Daniel J ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climatic variability; Early holocene; Faroe Islands; Lake sediments; North Atlantic; Rapid climate change; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOLING; HOLOCENE; ISLAND; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MELTWATER; OCEANIC CURRENT; PALEOCLIMATE; SEASONALITY;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); FAROE ISLANDS; GREENLAND;

EID: 52649083227     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683608093521     Document Type: Article

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