Dansgaard–Oeschger events

GPTKB entity

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