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Centennial-scale changes in the global carbon cycle during the last deglaciation
- Marcott, Shaun A;
- Bauska, Thomas K;
- Buizert, Christo;
- Steig, Eric J;
- Rosen, Julia L;
- Cuffey, Kurt M;
- Fudge, TJ;
- Severinghaus, Jeffery P;
- Ahn, Jinho;
- Kalk, Michael L;
- McConnell, Joseph R;
- Sowers, Todd;
- Taylor, Kendrick C;
- White, James WC;
- Brook, Edward J
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https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13799Abstract
Carbon dioxide and methane records from a West Antarctic ice core show that although gradual variations in the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide during the last glacial termination are linked to changes in Antarctic temperature, the concentration underwent three abrupt, centennial-scale changes related to sudden climate changes in the Northern Hemisphere.
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