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Holocene climatic instability: A prominent, widespread event 8200 yr ago

¹ Earth System Science Center and Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
² Climate Change Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824
³ Department of Geological Sciences and Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
⁴ Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada System, Reno, Nevada 89506
⁵ Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331

The most prominent Holocene climatic event in Greenland ice-core proxies, with approximately half the amplitude of the Younger Dryas, occurred 8000 to 8400 yr ago. This Holocene event affected regions well beyond the North Atlantic basin, as shown by synchronous increases in windblown chemical indicators together with a significant decrease in methane. Widespread proxy records from the tropics to the north polar regions show a short-lived cool, dry, or windy event of similar age. The spatial pattern of terrestrial and marine changes is similar to that of the Younger Dryas event, suggesting a role for North Atlantic thermohaline circulation. Possible forcings identified thus far for this Holocene event are small, consistent with recent model results indicating high sensitivity and strong linkages in the climatic system.

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				M. R. Frogley, P. C. Tzedakis, and T. H. Heaton Climate Variability in Northwest Greece During the Last Interglacial Science, September 17, 1999; 285(5435): 1886 - 1889. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				S.-E. Lauritzen, S.-E. Lauritzen, and J. Lundberg Calibration of the speleothem delta function: an absolute temperature record for the Holocene in northern Norway The Holocene, September 1, 1999; 9(6): 659 - 669. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. Rundgren, M. Rundgren, and D. Beerling A Holocene CO2 record from the stomatal index of subfossil Salix herbacea L. leaves from northern Sweden The Holocene, July 1, 1999; 9(5): 509 - 513. [Abstract] [PDF]

				F. Wagner, S. J. Bohncke, D. L. Dilcher, W. M. Kürschner, B. v. Geel, and H. Visscher Century-Scale Shifts in Early Holocene Atmospheric CO2 Concentration Science, June 18, 1999; 284(5422): 1971 - 1973. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				K. Holmgren, K. Holmgren, W. Karlen, S. E. Lauritzen, J. A. Lee-Thorp, T. C. Partridge, S. Piketh, P. Repinski, C. Stevenson, O. Svanered, et al. A 3000-year high-resolution stalagmitebased record of palaeoclimate for northeastern South Africa The Holocene, April 1, 1999; 9(3): 295 - 309. [Abstract] [PDF]

				I. Snowball, I. Snowball, P. Sandgren, and G. Petterson The mineral magnetic properties of an annually laminated Holocene lake-sediment sequence in northern Sweden The Holocene, April 1, 1999; 9(3): 353 - 362. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. Adams, M. Maslin, and E. Thomas Sudden climate transitions during the Quaternary Progress in Physical Geography, March 1, 1999; 23(1): 1 - 36. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. F. McManus, D. W. Oppo, and J. L. Cullen A 0.5-Million-Year Record of Millennial-Scale Climate Variability in the North Atlantic Science, February 12, 1999; 283(5404): 971 - 975. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				J. Nott, E. Bryant, and D. Price Early-Holocene aridity in tropical northern Australia The Holocene, February 1, 1999; 9(2): 231 - 236. [Abstract] [PDF]