Holocene climate variability

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• 作者：Mayewski ; Paul A. ; Rohling ; Eelco E. ; Curt Stager ; J. ; Karl??n ; Wibj??rn ; Maasch ; Kirk A. ; et. al.
• 关键词：Climate ; Rapid climate change ; Holocene ; Solar variability
• 刊名：Quaternary Research
• 出版年：2004
• 出版时间：November, 2004
• 年：2004
• 卷：62
• 期：3
• 页码：243-255
• 全文大小：1.35 M

文摘

Although the dramatic climate disruptions of the last glacial period have received considerable attention, relatively little has been directed toward climate variability in the Holocene (11,500 cal yr B.P. to the present). Examination of aaa50 globally distributed paleoclimate records reveals as many as six periods of significant rapid climate change during the time periods 9000aaa8000, 6000aaa5000, 4200aaa3800, 3500aaa2500, 1200aaa1000, and 600aaa150 cal yr B.P. Most of the climate change events in these globally distributed records are characterized by polar cooling, tropical aridity, and major atmospheric circulation changes, although in the most recent interval (600aaa150 cal yr B.P.), polar cooling was accompanied by increased moisture in some parts of the tropics. Several intervals coincide with major disruptions of civilization, illustrating the human significance of Holocene climate variability.