Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-611-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-611-2020
Research article
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01 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 01 Apr 2020

Extratropical cyclones over the North Atlantic and western Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum and implications for proxy interpretation

Joaquim G. Pinto and Patrick Ludwig

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The statistics and characteristics of cyclones over the North Atlantic and Europe are analysed for Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) climate conditions. LGM extreme cyclones were more frequent and characterised by less precipitation and stronger wind speeds than pre-industrial analogues. These results agree with the view of a colder and drier Europe during LGM, with little vegetation and affected by frequent dust storms, leading to the buildup of thick loess deposits in Europe.