Relative sea-level data from southwest Scotland constrain meltwater-driven sea-level jumps prior to the 8.2 kyr BP event
(2016)
Journal Article
Lawrence, T., Long, A., Gehrels, W., Jackson, L., & Smith, D. (2016). Relative sea-level data from southwest Scotland constrain meltwater-driven sea-level jumps prior to the 8.2 kyr BP event. Quaternary Science Reviews, 151, 292-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.06.013
The most significant climate cooling of the Holocene is centred on 8.2 kyr BP (the ‘8.2 event’). Its cause is widely attributed to an abrupt slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) associated with the sudden drainage of Lau... Read More about Relative sea-level data from southwest Scotland constrain meltwater-driven sea-level jumps prior to the 8.2 kyr BP event.