Heinrich events

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf paleoclimatic event
gptkbp:affects gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:associatedWith abrupt climate changes
gptkbp:category gptkb:Quaternary_events
Paleoclimatology
gptkbp:causedBy collapse of ice sheets
gptkbp:characterizedBy layers of ice-rafted debris in North Atlantic sediments
massive iceberg discharges
gptkbp:evidence North Atlantic deep-sea cores
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1988
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heinrich events
gptkbp:impact changes in ocean circulation
changes in global climate
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hartmut_Heinrich
gptkbp:numberOfKnownEvents at least six major events
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:last_glacial_period
gptkbp:period between 60,000 and 10,000 years ago
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Dansgaard–Oeschger_events
gptkbp:studiedIn marine sediment cores
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Last_Ice_Age
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6