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Evidence for abrupt climatic change in northern Scotland between 3900 and 3500 calendar years BP.
- Source :
- Holocene; Feb98, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p97-103, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Palaeohydrological and palaeoecological investigations from five locations in northern Scotland reveal a distinct and large-scale shift to wetter climatic conditions which may reflect a major transition in climate from the mid- to late Holocene. Radiocarbon age estimates place this transition between about 3900 and 3500 cal. BP, although the transition appears to have occurred abruptly, possibly over a decadal to century timescale. This event appears to be synchronous with changes inferred for other regions, suggesting that it reflects a continental-scale, or possibly even global-scale, change in climate. Broad correlation with deep-sea sediment records suggests that the transition may reflect colder sea-surface temperatures in the North Atlantic Ocean. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CLIMATE change
PALEOHYDROLOGY
PALEOECOLOGY
HOLOCENE stratigraphic geology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09596836
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Holocene
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8963161
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1191/095968398669507604