Enhanced climate instability in the North Atlantic and southern Europe during the Last Interglacial

It is important to establish a baseline for natural climate variability under relatively warm conditions. Here we show that the Last Interglacial in the North Atlantic and southern Europe was characterized by enhanced climate instability relative to the pre-industrial Holocene.

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Main Authors: P. C. Tzedakis, R. N. Drysdale, V. Margari, L. C. Skinner, L. Menviel, R. H. Rhodes, A. S. Taschetto, D. A. Hodell, S. J. Crowhurst, J. C. Hellstrom, A. E. Fallick, J. O. Grimalt, J. F. McManus, B. Martrat, Z. Mokeddem, F. Parrenin, E. Regattieri, K. Roe, G. Zanchetta
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06683-3
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spelling doaj-8eff75e18d9f47bcb1eebe58f78a478c2021-05-11T10:15:19ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-10-019111410.1038/s41467-018-06683-3Enhanced climate instability in the North Atlantic and southern Europe during the Last InterglacialP. C. Tzedakis0R. N. Drysdale1V. Margari2L. C. Skinner3L. Menviel4R. H. Rhodes5A. S. Taschetto6D. A. Hodell7S. J. Crowhurst8J. C. Hellstrom9A. E. Fallick10J. O. Grimalt11J. F. McManus12B. Martrat13Z. Mokeddem14F. Parrenin15E. Regattieri16K. Roe17G. Zanchetta18Environmental Change Research Centre, Department of Geography, University College LondonSchool of Geography, The University of MelbourneEnvironmental Change Research Centre, Department of Geography, University College LondonDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of CambridgeClimate Change Research Centre and ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, University of New South WalesDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of CambridgeClimate Change Research Centre and ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, University of New South WalesDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of CambridgeDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of CambridgeSchool of Earth Sciences, The University of MelbourneScottish Universities Environmental Research CentreDepartment of Environmental Chemistry, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Environmental Chemistry, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia UniversityCNRS, IRD, IGE, Université Grenoble AlpesDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, University of PisaEnvironmental Change Research Centre, Department of Geography, University College LondonDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, University of PisaIt is important to establish a baseline for natural climate variability under relatively warm conditions. Here we show that the Last Interglacial in the North Atlantic and southern Europe was characterized by enhanced climate instability relative to the pre-industrial Holocene.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06683-3
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author P. C. Tzedakis
R. N. Drysdale
V. Margari
L. C. Skinner
L. Menviel
R. H. Rhodes
A. S. Taschetto
D. A. Hodell
S. J. Crowhurst
J. C. Hellstrom
A. E. Fallick
J. O. Grimalt
J. F. McManus
B. Martrat
Z. Mokeddem
F. Parrenin
E. Regattieri
K. Roe
G. Zanchetta
spellingShingle P. C. Tzedakis
R. N. Drysdale
V. Margari
L. C. Skinner
L. Menviel
R. H. Rhodes
A. S. Taschetto
D. A. Hodell
S. J. Crowhurst
J. C. Hellstrom
A. E. Fallick
J. O. Grimalt
J. F. McManus
B. Martrat
Z. Mokeddem
F. Parrenin
E. Regattieri
K. Roe
G. Zanchetta
Enhanced climate instability in the North Atlantic and southern Europe during the Last Interglacial
Nature Communications
author_facet P. C. Tzedakis
R. N. Drysdale
V. Margari
L. C. Skinner
L. Menviel
R. H. Rhodes
A. S. Taschetto
D. A. Hodell
S. J. Crowhurst
J. C. Hellstrom
A. E. Fallick
J. O. Grimalt
J. F. McManus
B. Martrat
Z. Mokeddem
F. Parrenin
E. Regattieri
K. Roe
G. Zanchetta
author_sort P. C. Tzedakis
title Enhanced climate instability in the North Atlantic and southern Europe during the Last Interglacial
title_short Enhanced climate instability in the North Atlantic and southern Europe during the Last Interglacial
title_full Enhanced climate instability in the North Atlantic and southern Europe during the Last Interglacial
title_fullStr Enhanced climate instability in the North Atlantic and southern Europe during the Last Interglacial
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced climate instability in the North Atlantic and southern Europe during the Last Interglacial
title_sort enhanced climate instability in the north atlantic and southern europe during the last interglacial
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2018-10-01
description It is important to establish a baseline for natural climate variability under relatively warm conditions. Here we show that the Last Interglacial in the North Atlantic and southern Europe was characterized by enhanced climate instability relative to the pre-industrial Holocene.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06683-3
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