Reconstruction of Caribbean climate change over the past 10,500 years

A high-resolution reconstruction of Caribbean climate is presented based on O-18/O-16 ratios in ostracod shells from Lake Miragoane, Haiti. The variations which are found can be largely explained by orbitally induced variations in seasonal insolation which modified the intensity of the annual cycle.

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Published in:Nature (London) 1991-08, Vol.352 (6338), p.790-793
Main Authors: Hodell, David A., Curtis, Jason H., Higuera-Gundy, Antonia, Brenner, Mark, Jones, Glenn A., Binford, Michael W., Dorsey, Kathleen T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Candona
Climate
Climate change
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Freshwater
Geophysics
Marine and continental quaternary
Oceanography
Ostracoda
Oxygen isotopes
Paleontology
Surficial geology
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Summary:A high-resolution reconstruction of Caribbean climate is presented based on O-18/O-16 ratios in ostracod shells from Lake Miragoane, Haiti. The variations which are found can be largely explained by orbitally induced variations in seasonal insolation which modified the intensity of the annual cycle.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/352790a0