Spatial and temporal variability of Holocene temperature in the North Atlantic region

Auteurs :
KAPLAN, M.R.
WOLFE, A.P.

Description :
In order to assess spatial and temporal patterns of Holocene climate evolution across this region, the AA. collated quantitative paleotemperature records at sub-millennial resolution and synthesized their temporal variability using principal components analysis (PCA). The analysis reveals considerable spatial variability, most notably in the time-transgressive expression of the Holocene thermal maximum (HTM). The spatially complex patterns of Holocene climate development, which are defined by the PCA, resulted from the interplay between final decay of the Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS) and solar insolation forcing.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, issn : 0033-5894, 2006, vol. 65, n°. 2, p. 223-231, nombre de pages : 9, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 48 ref.

Date :
2006

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, San Diego, CA, Elsevier