New evidence from the South China Sea for an abrupt termination of the last glacial period

Results demonstrating an abrupt change in the rate and character of sedimentation in the South China Sea at the close of the last glacial period are presented. Radiocarbon dating and its position in the oxygen isotope shift suggest that this change may be coincident with the abrupt change in climati...

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Main Authors: Broecker, W. S., Klas, M., Andree, M., Bonani, G., Wolfli, W.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1988
Subjects:
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Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19880052838
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Summary:Results demonstrating an abrupt change in the rate and character of sedimentation in the South China Sea at the close of the last glacial period are presented. Radiocarbon dating and its position in the oxygen isotope shift suggest that this change may be coincident with the abrupt change in climatic conditions seen at high latitudes in the North Atlantic and the Antarctic at 13 kyr BP. These results support the contention that a major global climatic change occurred between 14 and 13 kyr BP.

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