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Younger Dryas: a standalone construct

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Paleoclimatology

a sudden return to near-glacial cold around 12,900 to 11,700 years ago during the last deglaciation.

In paleoclimatology, Younger Dryas refers to a sudden return to near-glacial cold around 12,900 to 11,700 years ago during the last deglaciation. This meaning comes from Alley (2000) in Quaternary Science Reviews.[1]

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References

Alley, R. B. (2000). The Younger Dryas cold interval as viewed from central Greenland. Quaternary Science Reviews, 19(1-5), 213-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-3791(99)00062-1

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