Rapid climate shifts in the southern African interior throughout the mid to late Holocene

Details Rapid climate shifts in the southern African interior throughout the mid to late Holocene Rapid climate shifts in the southern African interior throughout the mid to late Holocene

Dec 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001georl..28.4507l&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 28, Issue 23, p. 4507-4510

Physics

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Geochemistry: Isotopic Composition/Chemistry, Global Change: Climate Dynamics, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Paleoclimatology, Information Related To Geographic Region: Africa

Scientific paper

A detailed climate proxy record based on δ18O, δ13C, and grey index of a well-dated stalagmite from Cold Air Cave in the Makapansgat Valley of north-eastern South Africa suggests that regional precipitation, temperatures and vegetation oscillated markedly and rapidly over the last ~6500 years on centennial and multi-decadal scales. The mid-Holocene prior to 5200 years ago was humid and warm. A fundamental transition occurred 3200 years ago, leading to drier and cooler conditions that culminated at 1750 AD. Comparisons with ice core records suggest synchronous changes implicating rapid global teleconnections.

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