meltwater pulse 1A

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climatic event
glacial period event
gptkbp:affects coastal environments
global sea levels
gptkbp:causedBy rapid melting of ice sheets
gptkbp:duration about 300 years
gptkbp:endDate about 14,300 years ago
gptkbp:evidence marine sediment cores
isotopic analysis
coral reef records
gptkbp:followedBy meltwater pulse 1B
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label meltwater pulse 1A
gptkbp:partOf last deglaciation
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Last_Glacial_Maximum
gptkbp:resultedIn rapid sea level rise
gptkbp:seaLevelRise about 14 to 18 meters
gptkbp:source gptkb:Laurentide_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Fennoscandian_Ice_Sheet
gptkbp:startDate about 14,600 years ago
gptkbp:studiedIn paleoclimatology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bølling-Allerød_interstadial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8