(Fig. 1D, 3E) Sea surface temperature and alkenone C37:4 for sediment core MD01-2444 during the penultimate glaciation ...

Past glacials can be thought of as natural experiments in which variations in boundary conditions influenced the character of climate change. However, beyond the last glacial, an integrated view of orbital- and millennial-scale changes and their relation to the record of glaciation has been lacking....

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Main Authors: Margari, Vasiliki, Skinner, Luke C, Hodell, David A, Martrat, Belén, Toucanne, Samuel, Grimalt, Joan O, Gibbard, Philip L, Lunkka, Juha Pekka, Tzedakis, Polychronis C
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2014
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AGE
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.829611
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.829611
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Summary:Past glacials can be thought of as natural experiments in which variations in boundary conditions influenced the character of climate change. However, beyond the last glacial, an integrated view of orbital- and millennial-scale changes and their relation to the record of glaciation has been lacking. Here, we present a detailed record of variations in the land-ocean system from the Portuguese margin during the penultimate glacial and place it within the framework of ice-volume changes, with particular reference to European ice-sheet dynamics. The interaction of orbital- and millennial-scale variability divides the glacial into an early part with warmer and wetter overall conditions and prominent climate oscillations, a transitional mid-part, and a late part with more subdued changes as the system entered a maximum glacial state. The most extreme event occurred in the mid-part and was associated with melting of the extensive European ice sheet and maximum discharge from the Fleuve Manche river. This led to ... : Research co-funded by The European Social Fund (ESF). ...