Evidence for general instability of past climate from a 250-kyr ice-core record

W. Dansgaard; S. J. Johnsen; H. B. Clausen; D. Dahl-Jensen; N. S. Gundestrup; C. U. Hammer; C. S. Hvidberg; J. P. Steffensen; A. E. Sveinbjörnsdottir; J. Jouzel; G. Bond

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journal article Jul 01, 1993

Evidence for general instability of past climate from a 250-kyr ice-core record

W. Dansgaard S. J. Johnsen H. B. Clausen D. Dahl-Jensen N. S. Gundestrup C. U. Hammer C. S. Hvidberg J. P. Steffensen A. E. Sveinbjörnsdottir J. Jouzel G. Bond

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Published: Jul 01, 1993
Vol/Issue: 364(6434)
Pages: 218-220
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University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark

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A. E. Sveinbjörnsdottir

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J. Jouzel

Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et l'Environnement/Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, CEA-CNRSâUniversiteÌ de Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, CE Saclay, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.; Laboratoire de Glaciologie et GeÌophysique de l'Environnement, CNRS/UniversiteÌ Joseph Fourier, BoiÌte Postale 96, 38402, Saint Martin d'HeÌres, France.; Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Columbusstrasse, D27568 Bremerhaven, Germany.; Department of Geophysics, Juliane Maries Vej 30, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Science Institute, University of Reykjavik, Dunhaga 3, Reykjavik 107, Iceland.

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G. Bond

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W. Dansgaard, S. J. Johnsen, H. B. Clausen, et al. (1993). Evidence for general instability of past climate from a 250-kyr ice-core record. Nature, 364(6434), 218-220. https://doi.org/10.1038/364218a0

Evidence for general instability of past climate from a 250-kyr ice-core record

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