Sentences with phrase «conditions during deglaciation»
«The WAIS Divide ice core allows us to identify each of the past 30,000 years of snowfall in individual layers of ice, thus enabling detailed examination of conditions during deglaciation,» said Paul Cutler, NSF Polar Programs» glaciology program manager.
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The experiment simulated conditions believed to be the cause of the beveling — the most recent episode of which occurred during the period of deglaciation following the last Ice Age, about 18,000 years ago.
The sequence of climatic forcings and responses during deglaciations (transitions from full glacial conditions to warm interglacials) are well documented.
Younger Dryas - A period 12.9 to 11.6 thousand years ago, during the deglaciation, characterized by a temporary return to colder conditions in many locations, especially around the North Atlantic.
This suggests that peak rates during deglaciations may reflect special conditions, but that rates of 1 — 2 m / cy [10 - 20 mm / yr] are not exceptional for natural fluctuations.
Internal conditions change, orbital forcing roughly constant during (relatively brief) duration of YD, global average temperature barely changes despite major albedo increase, YD ends, deglaciation continues apace...