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Default Rapid oceanic and atmospheric changes during the Younger Dryas coldperiod

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"The Younger Dryas event, which began approximately
12,900 years ago, was a period of rapid cooling in the
Northern Hemisphere, driven by large-scale reorganizations
of patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation1–3. Environmental
changes during this period have been documented by
both proxy-based reconstructions3 and model simulations4,
but there is currently no consensus on the exact mechanisms
of onset, stabilization or termination of the Younger Dryas5–8.
Here we present high-resolution records from two sediment
cores obtained from Lake Kråkenes in western Norway and the
Nordic seas. Multiple proxies fromLake Kråkenes are indicative
of rapid alternations between glacial growth and melting
during the later Younger Dryas. Meanwhile, reconstructed sea
surface temperature and salinity from the Nordic seas show
an alternation between sea-ice cover and the influx of warm,
salty North Atlantic waters.We suggest that the influx of warm
water enabled the westerly wind systems to drift northward,
closer to their present-day positions. The winds thus brought
relatively warm maritime air to Northern Europe, resulting in
rising temperatures and the melting of glaciers. Subsequent
input of this fresh mel****er into the ocean spurred the
formation of sea ice, which forced the westerly winds back to
the south, cooling Northern Europe. We conclude that rapid
alternations between these two states immediately preceded
the termination of the Younger Dryas and the permanent
transition to an interglacial state."

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