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Lee-Thorp et al. 2001

Lee-Thorp, J.A., Holmgren, K., Lauritzen, S.-E., Linge, H., Moberg, A., Partridge, T.C., Stevenson, C. and Tyson, P.D. (2001). Rapid climate shifts in the southern African interior throughout the Mid to Late Holocene. Geophysical Research Letters 28: doi: 10.1029/2000GL012728. issn: 0094-8276.

A detailed climate proxy record based on Δ18O, Δ13C, and grey index of a well-dated stalagmite from Cold Air Cave in the Makapansgat Valley of north-eastern South Africa suggests that regional precipitation, temperatures and vegetation oscillated markedly and rapidly over the last ~6500 years on centennial and multi-decadal scales. The mid-Holocene prior to 5200 years ago was humid and warm. A fundamental transition occurred 3200 years ago, leading to drier and cooler conditions that culminated at 1750 AD. Comparisons with ice core records suggest synchronous changes implicating rapid global teleconnections. ¿ 2001 American Geophysical Union

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Keywords
Geochemistry, Isotopic composition/chemistry, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Paleoclimatology, Information Related to Geographic Region, Africa

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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