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Synchronous Radiocarbon and Climate Shifts During the Last Deglaciation.

Authors :
Hughen, Konrad A.
Southon, John R.
Source :
Science. 12/8/2000, Vol. 290 Issue 5498, p1951-1954. 4p. 4 Graphs.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

Documents climate shifts during the last deglaciation using carbon 14 time scales from the Cariaco Basin in Venezuela. Hydrography of the Cariaco Basin; Increase and decline of carbon 14 during the Younger Dryas; Forcing mechanisms corresponding to carbon 14 variations; Climate effect of solar irradiance.

Subjects

Subjects :
*CLIMATE change
*RADIOCARBON dating
*GLACIAL climates

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Language :
English
ISSN :
00368075
Volume :
290
Issue :
5498
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
4000378
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.290.5498.1951
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