A mechanism for dust-induced destabilization of glacial climates

Abrupt transitions between cold/dry stadial and warm/wet interstadial states occurred during glacial periods in the absence of any known external forcing. The climate record preserved in polar glaciers, mountain glaciers, and widespread cave deposits reveals that these events were global in exte...

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Main Authors: B. F. Farrell, D. S. Abbot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-12-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/8/2061/2012/cp-8-2061-2012.pdf