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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Holocene climate variability
Quaternary Research, Volume 62, No. 3, Year 2004
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Although the dramatic climate disruptions of the last glacial period have received considerable attention, relatively little has been directed toward climate variability in the Holocene (11,500 cal yr B.P. to the present). Examination of ∼50 globally distributed paleoclimate records reveals as many as six periods of significant rapid climate change during the time periods 9000-8000, 6000-5000, 4200-3800, 3500-500, 1200-1000, and 600-150 cal yr B.P. Most of the climate change events in these globally distributed records are characterized by polar cooling, tropical aridity, and major atmospheric circulation changes, although in the most recent interval (600-150 cal yr B.P.), polar cooling was accompanied by increased moisture in some parts of the tropics. Several intervals coincide with major disruptions of civilization, illustrating the human significance of Holocene climate variability. © 2004 University of Washington. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mayewski, Paul Andrew
United States, Orono
University of Maine
Rohling, Eelco J.
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton
Stager, Jay Curt
United States, Paul Smiths
Paul Smith's College
Karlën, Wibjörn
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Maasch, Kirk A.
United States, Orono
University of Maine
Meeker, L. David
United States, Durham
University of new Hampshire Durham
Meyerson, Eric A.
United States, Orono
University of Maine
Gasse, Françcoise
France, Aix-en-provence
Centre Européen de Recherche et D’enseignement de Géosciences de L’environnement
van Kreveld, Shirley
Germany, Kiel
Christian-albrechts-universität zu Kiel
Holmgren, Karin
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Lee-Thorp, Julia A.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Rosqvist, Gunhild
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Rack, Frank
United States, Washington, D.c.
Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Staubwasser, Michael
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Schneider, Ralph R.
Germany, Bremen
Universität Bremen
Steig, Eric J.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Statistics
Citations: 2,312
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.yqres.2004.07.001
ISSN:
00335894
Research Areas
Environmental