Glacial climate in the tropics
- Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (United States)
New findings have caused ideas about the Earth`s climate during the Pleistocene glaciation to change. A consensus seems to be forming that during times of glaciation, climatic conditions in the tropics were quite different from those today. However still to be explained is why strontium-calcium measurements on corals and moble gas measurements of ground water suggest a tropical cooling of 4-6 C while foraminiferal speciation, oxygen isotope, and alkenone results suggest a cooling of no more than 3 C. This article discusses different aspects of the debate. 9 refs., 1 fig.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 426158
- Journal Information:
- Science, Vol. 272, Issue 5270; Other Information: PBD: 28 Jun 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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