A new study carried out by an international team of researchers, using the chemistry of ocean sediments has highlighted a widespread picture of Atlantic circulation changes associated with rapid climate change in the past.
A new study carried out by an international team of researchers, using the chemistry of ocean sediments has highlighted a widespread picture of Atlantic circulation changes associated with rapid climate change in the past.
The new integrated dataset, published today in the journal Nature Communications, provides new insights into the interactions of melting ice, ocean circulation and climate change, with potential implications for future long-term changes in the Earth systems with global climate change.
Dr Hong Chin Ng from the University of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences, is the study’s lead author.
He said: “Large, rapid changes in climate, carbon dioxide, and ice sheet volume occurred as the planet emerged from the most recent ice age some 20,000 years ago.
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Image: Large episodes of iceberg rafting in the past are thought to play a role in the variations of Atlantic Ocean circulation and climate changes during the deglacial period. (Credit: Dr Hong Chin Ng, University of Bristol)
