Medieval Climate Optimum

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climatic period
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:China
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:North_Atlantic
other parts of the world
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Medieval_Warm_Period
gptkbp:characterizedBy warmer temperatures in the North Atlantic region
gptkbp:debatedBy extent and global synchronicity
gptkbp:endDate c. 1250 AD
gptkbp:evidence gptkb:historical_documents
ice cores
lake sediments
tree rings
glacier advances and retreats
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Little_Ice_Age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medieval Climate Optimum
gptkbp:notableFor Norse colonization of Greenland
expansion of agriculture in Europe
possible droughts in North America
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Dark_Ages_Cold_Period
gptkbp:relatedTo climate variability
global temperature changes
gptkbp:startDate c. 950 AD
gptkbp:studiedBy paleoclimatologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medieval_Warm_Period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7