Widespread evidence of 1500 yr climate variability in North America during the past 14 000 yr

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Research Article| May 01, 2002 Widespread evidence of 1500 yr climate variability in North America during the past 14 000 yr André E. Viau; André E. Viau 1Department of Geography, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Konrad Gajewski; Konrad Gajewski 1Department of Geography, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Philippe Fines; Philippe Fines 2Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David E. Atkinson; David E. Atkinson 3Department of Geography, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Michael C. Sawada Michael C. Sawada 3Department of Geography, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2002) 30 (5): 455–458. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0455:WEOYCV>2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 24 Aug 2001 rev-recd: 23 Jan 2002 accepted: 29 Jan 2002 first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation André E. Viau, Konrad Gajewski, Philippe Fines, David E. Atkinson, Michael C. Sawada; Widespread evidence of 1500 yr climate variability in North America during the past 14 000 yr. Geology 2002;; 30 (5): 455–458. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0455:WEOYCV>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract There is debate concerning the spatial extent and magnitude of the recently identified 1500 yr climate oscillation. Existing evidence is largely restricted to the North Atlantic and adjacent landmasses. The spatial extent, magnitude, and effects of these climate variations within the terrestrial environment during the Holocene have not been established. We show that millennial-scale climate variability caused changes in vegetation communities across all of North America with a periodicity of 1650 ± 500 yr during the past 14 000 calendar years (cal yr). Times of major transitions identified in pollen records occurred at 600, 1650, 2850, 4030, 6700, 8100, 10 190, 12 900, and 13 800 cal yr B.P., consistent with ice and marine records. We suggest that North Atlantic millennial-scale climate variability is associated with rearrangements of the atmospheric circulation with far-reaching influences on the climate. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.