The Holocene Thermal Maximum

The timing, dynamics, and cause of the Holocene Thermal Maximum in the Arctic

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Holocene Thermal Maximum Project Summary:
D. S. Kaufman , T. A. Ager , N. J. Anderson , P. M. Anderson , J. T. Andrews , P. J. Bartlein , L. B. Brubaker , L. L. Coats , L. C. Cwynar , M. L. Duvall, A. S. Dyke, M. E. Edwards, W. R. Eisner, K. Gajewski, A. Geirsdóttir, F. S. Hu, A. E. Jennings, M. R. Kaplan, M. W. Kerwin, A. V. Lozhkin, G. M. MacDonald, G. H. Miller, C. J. Mock, W. W. Oswald, B. L. Otto-Bliesner, D. F. Porinchu, K. Rühland, J. P. Smol, E. J. Steig and B. B. Wolfe. Holocene thermal maximum in the western Arctic (0-180°W), Quaternary Science Reviews, Volume 23, Issues 5-6, March 2004, Pages 529-560.

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