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Reconstructing Younger Dryas ground temperature and snow thickness from cave deposits
Paul Töchterle
Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Anna Baldo
Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Julian B. Murton
Department of Geography, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
Frederik Schenk
Department of Geological Sciences and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
R. Lawrence Edwards
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Gabriella Koltai
Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Short summary
We present a reconstruction of permafrost and snow cover on the British Isles for the Younger Dryas period, a time of extremely cold winters that happened approximately 12 000 years ago. Our results indicate that seasonal sea ice in the North Atlantic was most likely a crucial factor to explain the observed climate shifts during this time.
We present a reconstruction of permafrost and snow cover on the British Isles for the Younger...
