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Asynchrony of Antarctic and Greenland climate change during the last glacial period.

Author(s) : BLUNIER T., CHAPPELLAZ J., SCHWANDER J., DÄLLENBACH A., STAUFFER B., STOCKER T. F., RAYNAUD D., JOUZEL J., CLAUSEN H. B., HAMMER C. U., JOHNSEN S. J.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A central issue in climate dynamics is to understand how the Northern and Southern hemispheres are coupled during climate events. On average, Antarctic climate change leads that of Greenland by 1,000-2,500 years over the period 47,000-23,000 years before the present.

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  • Original title: Asynchrony of Antarctic and Greenland climate change during the last glacial period.
  • Record ID : 1999-1247
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment, General information
  • Source: Nature - vol. 394 - n. 6695
  • Publication date: 1998/08/20
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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