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Mode transitions in Northern Hemisphere glaciation: co-evolution of millennial and orbital variability in Quaternary climate
Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research, Department of Earth
Sciences, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ, UK
James E. T. Channell
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241
Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville 32611, USA
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Short summary
For the past 2.7 million years the Earth's climate has switched more than 50 times between a cold glacial and warm interglacial state. We found the trend towards larger ice sheets over the past 2.7 million years was accompanied by changes in the style, frequency, and intensity of shorter-term (millennial) variability. We suggest the interaction between millennial climate change and longer-term variations in the Earth's orbit may be important for explaining the patterns of Quaternary climate.
For the past 2.7 million years the Earth's climate has switched more than 50 times between a...