Anomalously mild Younger Dryas summer conditions in southern Greenland
(2002) In Geology 30(5). p.427-430- Abstract
- The first late-glacial lake sediments found in Greenland were analyzed with respect to a variety of environmental variables. The analyzed sequence covers the time span between 14400 and 10500 calendar yr B.P., and the data imply that the conditions in southernmost Greenland during the Younger Dryas stadial, 12800-11550 calendar yr B.P., were characterized by an arid climate with cold winters and mild summers, preceded by humid conditions with cooler summers. Climate models imply that such an anomaly may be explained by local climatic phenomenon caused by high insolation and Fohn effects. It shows that regional and local variations of Younger Dryas summer conditions in the North Atlantic region may have been larger than previously found... (More)
- The first late-glacial lake sediments found in Greenland were analyzed with respect to a variety of environmental variables. The analyzed sequence covers the time span between 14400 and 10500 calendar yr B.P., and the data imply that the conditions in southernmost Greenland during the Younger Dryas stadial, 12800-11550 calendar yr B.P., were characterized by an arid climate with cold winters and mild summers, preceded by humid conditions with cooler summers. Climate models imply that such an anomaly may be explained by local climatic phenomenon caused by high insolation and Fohn effects. It shows that regional and local variations of Younger Dryas summer conditions in the North Atlantic region may have been larger than previously found from proxy data and modeling experiments. (Less)
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- author
- Björck, Svante LU ; Bennike, O ; Rosen, P ; Andresen, CS ; Bohncke, S ; Kaas, E and Conley, D
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- publishing date
- 2002
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- paleoclimatic proxy records, Southern Greenland, lake sediments, Younger Dryas
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- Geology
- volume
- 30
- issue
- 5
- pages
- 427 - 430
- publisher
- Geological Society of America
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- wos:000175579300010
- scopus:84879884038
- ISSN
- 0091-7613
- DOI
- 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0427:AMYDSC>2.0.CO;2
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 0d4cb174-7b95-488c-a77b-72fe9296a616 (old id 337617)
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abstract = {{The first late-glacial lake sediments found in Greenland were analyzed with respect to a variety of environmental variables. The analyzed sequence covers the time span between 14400 and 10500 calendar yr B.P., and the data imply that the conditions in southernmost Greenland during the Younger Dryas stadial, 12800-11550 calendar yr B.P., were characterized by an arid climate with cold winters and mild summers, preceded by humid conditions with cooler summers. Climate models imply that such an anomaly may be explained by local climatic phenomenon caused by high insolation and Fohn effects. It shows that regional and local variations of Younger Dryas summer conditions in the North Atlantic region may have been larger than previously found from proxy data and modeling experiments.}},
author = {{Björck, Svante and Bennike, O and Rosen, P and Andresen, CS and Bohncke, S and Kaas, E and Conley, D}},
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publisher = {{Geological Society of America}},
series = {{Geology}},
title = {{Anomalously mild Younger Dryas summer conditions in southern Greenland}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0427:AMYDSC>2.0.CO;2}},
doi = {{10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0427:AMYDSC>2.0.CO;2}},
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