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View article: Assessing the intensity of Late Quaternary humid phases in the Nefud Desert, northern Arabia
Assessing the intensity of Late Quaternary humid phases in the Nefud Desert, northern Arabia Open
The climate history of the major dryland zones of the world, such as the Saharo–Arabian Desert belt, plays a key role in the dispersal of early humans through these intermittently inhospitable regions. Here, we assess the relative intensit…
View article: A multi‐proxy record of climate variability during the Loch Lomond Stadial (GS‐1) at Old Buckenham Mere, East England, UK
A multi‐proxy record of climate variability during the Loch Lomond Stadial (GS‐1) at Old Buckenham Mere, East England, UK Open
Northwest Europe experienced high‐amplitude climate change at the onset and end of the Younger Dryas (YD; ca 12 800–11 600 cal a BP), a crucial period to develop our understanding of natural climate dynamics. European palaeoclimatological …
View article: Examining the relationship between temperature and δ18O of freshwater molluscan carbonate from modern and Pleistocene fluvial sediments from the British Isles
Examining the relationship between temperature and δ18O of freshwater molluscan carbonate from modern and Pleistocene fluvial sediments from the British Isles Open
The δ18O of freshwater molluscan carbonate (δ18Oc) from fluvial sequences has the potential to be a key palaeoclimate archive, given the close association between δ18Oc values and temperature in temperate lowland freshwater systems. Howeve…
View article: Weakening of AMOC linked to past Greenland Ice Sheet retreat
Weakening of AMOC linked to past Greenland Ice Sheet retreat Open
A weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is predicted to occur under multiple scenarios of future warming. However, the effect of meltwater from a decaying Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) on AMOC is uncertain. Using…
View article: Investigating the potential of oxygen-isotope records from anthropogenic lakes as tracers of 20th century climate change
Investigating the potential of oxygen-isotope records from anthropogenic lakes as tracers of 20th century climate change Open
Historical climate change in southern England was investigated using ostracod oxygen-isotope (δ 18 O) records from two anthropogenic lakes in Hampshire, southern England. A strong relationship is observed between δ 18 O ostracod , δ 18 O p…
View article: Marine Isotope Stage 11c in Europe: Recent advances in marine–terrestrial correlations and their implications for interglacial stratigraphy – a review
Marine Isotope Stage 11c in Europe: Recent advances in marine–terrestrial correlations and their implications for interglacial stratigraphy – a review Open
The interglacial known as MIS 11c ( c. 426 000–396 000 years ago) receives intensive international interest because of its perceived role as an analogue for the current interglacial and its importance for understanding future climate chang…
View article: An Early Pleistocene hippopotamus from Westbury Cave, Somerset, England: support for a previously unrecognized temperate interval in the British Quaternary record
An Early Pleistocene hippopotamus from Westbury Cave, Somerset, England: support for a previously unrecognized temperate interval in the British Quaternary record Open
Although fossil assemblages from the late Early Pleistocene are very rare in Britain, the site of Westbury Cave in Somerset, England, has the potential to address this gap. The mammal fossils recovered previously from the Siliceous Member …
View article: A tephra‐based correlation of marine and terrestrial records of MIS 11c from Britain and the North Atlantic
A tephra‐based correlation of marine and terrestrial records of MIS 11c from Britain and the North Atlantic Open
Resolving marine and terrestrial records of glacial and interglacial stages has long been a challenge for Quaternary studies. We present a tephra‐based correlation for MIS 11c of a North Atlantic marine core and a British terrestrial recor…
View article: Comment on cp-2021-97
Comment on cp-2021-97 Open
Abstract. While a large cryosphere may be a necessary boundary condition for millennial-scale events to persist, a growing body of evidence from previous interglacial periods suggests that high-magnitude climate events are possible during…
View article: Reassessing classic evidence for warm-based Cryogenian ice on the western Laurentian margin: The “striated pavement” of the Mineral Fork Formation, USA
Reassessing classic evidence for warm-based Cryogenian ice on the western Laurentian margin: The “striated pavement” of the Mineral Fork Formation, USA Open
Determining the extent and nature of ancient glacial deposits is fundamental to understanding Earth's climate in the Cryogenian Period. Although the detailed study of sedimentary facies has allowed significant insights, it typically fails …
View article: The expansion of Acheulean hominins into the Nefud Desert of Arabia
The expansion of Acheulean hominins into the Nefud Desert of Arabia Open
The Arabian Peninsula is a critical geographic landmass situated between Africa and the rest of Eurasia. Climatic shifts across the Pleistocene periodically produced wetter conditions in Arabia, dramatically altering the spatial distributi…
View article: Environments of the climatic optimum of MIS 11 in Britain: evidence from the tufa sequence at Hitchin, southeast England
Environments of the climatic optimum of MIS 11 in Britain: evidence from the tufa sequence at Hitchin, southeast England Open
Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage 11 (MIS 11, Hoxnian Interglacial) is an important interval for understanding both climate change in an interglacial partially analogous to the Holocene and the response of geomorphic processes, biotic systems, a…
View article: A multi‐proxy record of abrupt cooling events during the Windermere Interstadial at Crudale Meadow, Orkney, UK
A multi‐proxy record of abrupt cooling events during the Windermere Interstadial at Crudale Meadow, Orkney, UK Open
Three clearly defined abrupt cooling events (ACEs) can be observed within Greenland Interstadial (GI)‐1 in the Greenland ice‐core records. However, the spatial variation in amplitude and timing of these ACEs is poorly understood due to the…
View article: Investigating the spatial heterogeneity of abrupt cooling events during the Lateglacial Interstadial in Britain and Ireland using chironomids and oxygen-isotopes. 
Investigating the spatial heterogeneity of abrupt cooling events during the Lateglacial Interstadial in Britain and Ireland using chironomids and oxygen-isotopes.  Open
<p>The Windermere Interstadial (GI-1; c. 14.7-12.9 kyr ago), a relatively warm period at the end of the last glaciation, provides an excellent opportunity to study past abrupt cooling events (ACEs). These events, commonly known as GI…
View article: Former humid phases in the southwestern Arabian peninsula: climatic and environmental implications of the tufa record over the last 250 ka from the Harrat Al Birk, Saudi Arabia. &#160;
Former humid phases in the southwestern Arabian peninsula: climatic and environmental implications of the tufa record over the last 250 ka from the Harrat Al Birk, Saudi Arabia.   Open
<p>Little is known about the tufa deposits within the volcanic Harrats of western Saudi Arabia. This research aims to characterise the fossil tufa system and examine its utility as a palaeoenvironmental archive. This requires us to u…
View article: Oxygen isotopic evidence of climate variability in southern England since the Medieval Period.
Oxygen isotopic evidence of climate variability in southern England since the Medieval Period. Open
<p>Late Holocene climatic variations pre-1850 CE are associated with volcanic and solar forcing (Schurer <em>et al.,</em> 2013).&#160; Whilst these variations are recorded in speleothems and ice-cores, these archives …
View article: Evidence for centennial‐scale Lateglacial and early Holocene climatic complexity from Quoyloo Meadow, Orkney, Scotland
Evidence for centennial‐scale Lateglacial and early Holocene climatic complexity from Quoyloo Meadow, Orkney, Scotland Open
The influence of the North Atlantic on the margins of Europe means the region is particularly sensitive to changes in the ocean–atmospheric system. During the Last Glacial–Interglacial Transition (16–8 cal ka bp ) this system was repeatedl…
View article: Continuity of the Middle Stone Age into the Holocene
Continuity of the Middle Stone Age into the Holocene Open
The African Middle Stone Age (MSA, typically considered to span ca. 300–30 thousand years ago [ka]), represents our species’ first and longest lasting cultural phase. Although the MSA to Later Stone Age (LSA) transition is known to have ha…
View article: Complexity and asynchrony of climatic drivers and environmental responses during the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition (LGIT) in north-west Europe
Complexity and asynchrony of climatic drivers and environmental responses during the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition (LGIT) in north-west Europe Open
The Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition (ca 16–8 ka BP) in north-west Europe is an important period of climatic change where millennial-scale climatic evolution led to environmental reorganisation. Imprinted upon these long-term changes a…
View article: Human footprints provide snapshot of last interglacial ecology in the Arabian interior
Human footprints provide snapshot of last interglacial ecology in the Arabian interior Open
Ancient human footprints in Saudi Arabia provide snapshot of Arabian ecology 120,000 years ago.
View article: Palaeoenvironmental expression of humid phases in the western Nefud Desert over the past c. 500,000 years
Palaeoenvironmental expression of humid phases in the western Nefud Desert over the past c. 500,000 years Open
<p>Orbitally-driven humid phases in arid regions such as the Arabian and Saharan Deserts have played an important biogeographic role in ancient human dispersals, range expansions/contractions and population structure. The timing and …
View article: A high-resolution ostracod-derived &#948;18O record of early Holocene abrupt climatic change from N. Scotland.
A high-resolution ostracod-derived δ18O record of early Holocene abrupt climatic change from N. Scotland. Open
<p>Oxygen-isotope ratios can be measured on a range of materials (e.g. ostracods, bulk carbonates, diatom silica) and this, alongside their sensitivity to changes in temperature and precipitation has resulted in oxygen-isotope analys…