Title:

Masked millennial-scale climate variations in South West Africa during the last glaciation

Publication Year:
2011
Abstract:

Large and abrupt shifts between extreme climatic conditions characterise the last glacial and deglacial period and are thought to be transmitted by the atmospheric and oceanic circulation. Millennial-scale climatic shifts associated with North Atlantic Heinrich Stadials (HSs) are thought to be closely related to a reduction of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which lead to the accumulation of heat in the South Atlantic and a southward shift of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).

Publication Title:

Climate of the Past Discussions

Volume:
7
Pages:
3511 - 3540
Item Type:
Journal Article
Language:
en

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