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Complex spatio-temporal structure of the Holocene Thermal Maximum

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  • Olivier Cartapanis

    (CEREGE, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, Coll. France, Technopole Arbois)

  • Lukas Jonkers

    (University of Bremen)

  • Paola Moffa-Sanchez

    (Durham University)

  • Samuel L. Jaccard

    (University of Lausanne
    University of Bern)

  • Anne Vernal

    (Geotop, Université du Québec à Montréal)

Abstract

Inconsistencies between Holocene climate reconstructions and numerical model simulations question the robustness of climate models and proxy temperature records. Climate reconstructions suggest an early-middle Holocene Thermal Maximum (HTM) followed by gradual cooling, whereas climate models indicate continuous warming. This discrepancy either implies seasonal biases in proxy-based climate reconstructions, or that the climate model sensitivity to forcings and feedbacks needs to be reevaluated. Here, we analyze a global database of Holocene paleotemperature records to investigate the spatiotemporal structure of the HTM. Continental proxy records at mid and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere portray a “classic” HTM (8–4 ka). In contrast, marine proxy records from the same latitudes reveal an earlier HTM (11–7ka), while a clear temperature anomaly is missing in the tropics. The results indicate a heterogeneous response to climate forcing and highlight the lack of globally synchronous HTM.

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  • Olivier Cartapanis & Lukas Jonkers & Paola Moffa-Sanchez & Samuel L. Jaccard & Anne Vernal, 2022. "Complex spatio-temporal structure of the Holocene Thermal Maximum," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-33362-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33362-1
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