In:
Quaternary Research, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 51, No. 3 ( 1999-05), p. 317-327
Abstract:
A long radiometrically dated oxygen isotopic record of continental climatic variations since the penultimate glaciation was obtained from a stalagmite deposited in a sealed cave in Jerusalem. This record shows that speleothems have the potential of assigning dates to long- and short-term climatic events, with possible refining of Milankovitch tuning of ice and marine records which themselves are not datable. Short-term (∼1000-yr) events are very significant in the region, reaching ∼50% of glacial/interglacial fluctuations. The Mediterranean Sea was the most probable source of local precipitation throughout the last glacial cycle.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0033-5894
,
1096-0287
DOI:
10.1006/qres.1998.2031
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1999
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1471589-2
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205711-6
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13
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14
