Complexity of Holocene Climate as Reconstructed from a Greenland Ice Core
@article{OBrien1995ComplexityOH, title={Complexity of Holocene Climate as Reconstructed from a Greenland Ice Core}, author={S. R. O'Brien and Paul Andrew Mayewski and L. David Meeker and Debra A. Meese and Mark S. Twickler and Sallie I. Whitlow}, journal={Science}, year={1995}, volume={270}, pages={1962 - 1964} }
Glaciochemical time series developed from Summit, Greenland, indicate that the chemical composition of the atmosphere was dynamic during the Holocene epoch. Concentrations of sea salt and terrestrial dusts increased in Summit snow during the periods 0 to 600, 2400 to 3100, 5000 to 6100, 7800 to 8800, and more than 11,300 years ago. The most recent increase, and also the most abrupt, coincides with the Little Ice Age. These changes imply that either the north polar vortex expanded or the…
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