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Direct comparison of UK temperatures and Greenland snow accumulation rates, 15000—12000 yr ago
Author(s) -
Lowe J. J.,
Coope G. R.,
Sheldrick C.,
Harkness D. D.,
Walker M. J. C.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of quaternary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.142
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-1417
pISSN - 0267-8179
DOI - 10.1002/jqs.3390100207
Subject(s) - macrofossil , radiocarbon dating , greenland ice sheet , geology , snow , ice core , dinocyst , interglacial , physical geography , glacial period , paleoclimatology , climatology , ice sheet , climate change , holocene , paleontology , oceanography , palynology , geography , geomorphology , pollen , ecology , biology
A palaeotemperature record based on fossil coleopteran evidence and dated by accelerator mass spectroscopy (AMS) 14 C determinations on plant macrofossils has been obtained for the last glacial‐interglacial transition from the site of Gransmoor in eastern England. Calibration of the radiocarbon measurements enabled a direct comparison to be made between this palaeotemperature curve and the snow accumulation record from the GISP‐2 Greenland ice‐core. The similarity between the two data sets suggests a degree of correspondence in the pattern and timing of climatic change in Greenland and the British Isles at the end of the last cold stage.