The initiation of the "little ice age" in regions round the North Atlantic

The "Little Ice Age" was the most recent period during which glaciers extended globally, their fronts oscillating about advanced positions. It is frequently taken as having started in the sixteenth or seventeenth century and ending somewhere between 1850 and 1890, but Porter (1981) pointed...

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Published in:Climatic change 2001-01, Vol.48 (1), p.53-82
Main Author: Grove, J M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change
Comparative analysis
Glaciers
Ice ages
Middle Ages
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Summary:The "Little Ice Age" was the most recent period during which glaciers extended globally, their fronts oscillating about advanced positions. It is frequently taken as having started in the sixteenth or seventeenth century and ending somewhere between 1850 and 1890, but Porter (1981) pointed out that the "Little Ice Age" may 'have begun at least three centuries earlier in the North Atlantic region than is generally inferred'.
ISSN:0165-0009
1573-1480
DOI:10.1023/A:1005662822136