Climate of the Past
Climate of the Past
CP
Articles | Volume 14, issue 7
Articles | Volume 14, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1051-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1051-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 7
Research article
 | 
12 Jul 2018
Research article |  | 12 Jul 2018

Rapid increase in simulated North Atlantic dust deposition due to fast change of northwest African landscape during the Holocene

Sabine Egerer, Martin Claussen, and Christian Reick

Viewed

Total article views: 4,147 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
2,787 1,155 205 4,147 155 153
  • HTML: 2,787
  • PDF: 1,155
  • XML: 205
  • Total: 4,147
  • BibTeX: 155
  • EndNote: 153
Views and downloads (calculated since 04 Apr 2018)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 04 Apr 2018)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 4,147 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 4,011 with geography defined and 136 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 23 Nov 2025
Download
Short summary
We find a rapid increase in simulated dust deposition between 6 and 4 ka BP that is fairly consistent with an abrupt change in dust deposition that was observed in marine sediment records at around 5 ka BP. This rapid change is caused by a rapid increase in simulated dust emissions in the western Sahara due to a fast decline in vegetation cover and a locally strong reduction of lake area. Our study identifies spatial and temporal heterogeneity in the transition of the North African landscape.
Read more
Share