Younger Dryas oscillation, global evidence

The research history of the Younger Dryas oscillation is briefly described. Different Younger Dryas archives are presented and the methods by which the event is dated are discussed. Possible mechanisms behind the oscillation, its presence in northern and southern Hemisphere records and its possible...

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Main Author: Björck, Svante
Other Authors: Elias, Scott
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007
Subjects:
Geology
Bi-polar seesaw
ice cores
lacustrine sediments
late-glacial
moraines
marine sediments
North Atlantic
paleoclimate
speloethems
loess
Younger Dryas
thermohaline circulation
radiocarbon dating
glacial melt-water
Online Access:https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/590364
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Summary:The research history of the Younger Dryas oscillation is briefly described. Different Younger Dryas archives are presented and the methods by which the event is dated are discussed. Possible mechanisms behind the oscillation, its presence in northern and southern Hemisphere records and its possible role within a bi-polar seesaw climatic pattern are discussed.

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