Dansgaard–Oeschger events

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dansgaard–Oeschger_events
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:paleoclimatic_event
gptkbp:affects Northern Hemisphere climate
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:D–O_events
gptkbp:cause atmospheric processes
changes in ocean circulation
ice sheet dynamics
gptkbp:characterizedBy rapid climate fluctuations
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Greenland_ice_cores
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1980s
gptkbp:duration 1,500 years
gptkbp:event gptkb:Younger_Dryas_termination
gptkbp:evidence marine sediments
ice core records
gptkbp:frequency irregular
gptkbp:impact global climate
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction not fully understood
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hans_Oeschger
gptkb:Willi_Dansgaard
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 25
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:last_glacial_period
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_Atlantic
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Heinrich_events
gptkbp:studiedBy paleoclimatologists
gptkbp:temperature up to 8°C
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Last_Ice_Age
gptkb:Greenland_ice_cores
gptkb:last_Ice_Age
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dansgaard–Oeschger events