Abstract
Analysis of ice from Dye-3, Greenland, has demonstrated that the transition between the Younger Dryas and Holocene climate periods occurred over a 40-year period. A near annually resolved, multiparameter record of the transition recorded in the GISP2 core from Summit, Greenland, shows that most of the transition occurred in a series of steps with durations of about 5 years. Some climate proxies associated with mid-latitude sources appear to have changed about 15 years before climate proxies associated with more northern regions. Changes in atmospheric water vapor are likely to have played a large role in the climate transition.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 825-827 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Science |
Volume | 278 |
Issue number | 5339 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 31 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General