Younger Dryas termination

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf paleoclimatic event
gptkbp:associatedWith abrupt climate change
gptkbp:characterizedBy rapid warming
gptkbp:connectsTo changes in ocean circulation
meltwater pulse 1B
gptkbp:date c. 11,700 years ago
gptkbp:duration decades
gptkbp:endDate gptkb:Younger_Dryas
gptkbp:evidence ice cores
lake sediments
pollen records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Younger Dryas termination
gptkbp:impact yes
gptkbp:marksStartOf Holocene
gptkbp:notableFor end of last major cold period of Pleistocene
gptkbp:occurredBefore Holocene
gptkbp:occursAfter gptkb:Younger_Dryas
gptkbp:studiedIn paleoclimatology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dansgaard–Oeschger_events
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7