Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics Holocene Climates K Gajewski Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics University of Ottawa August 2016
Classical division of Holocene Climates in Europe
BP 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 From Hulme & Barrow. 1997. Climates of the British Isles. Routledge.
Global Temperature Curve This is the Holocene equivalent of the global temperature curve and the “Hockey Stick”
Average Global Temperatures for last 2ka (left) and 10ka (right) Estimated using different methods (top & bottom) Marcotte et al. 2013. Science
Average Global Temperatures Zonal means Marcotte et al. 2013. Science
Marcotte et al. 2013. Science
North American Mean temperature curve Milankovitch scale variability Millennial-scale regimes Comparison to European curve
Holocene Viau et al. 2006. J Geophysical Research 111, D09102,
Gajewski. 2008 Prog Phys Geogr 32:
Holocene climate sequence compared to full glacial
Millennial-scale climate variability: Europe Ruddiman book
Millennial-scale climate variability: off California Ruddiman book
Holocene Climates: Milankovitch scale
From Ruddiman text
Holocene Climates: Millennial scale
Glaciers
6k hydroclimate
6k compared to today Wanner et al. 2008. Quat Sci Rev 27:1791
Model output compared to Data
COHMAP. 1988. Science
COHMAP. 1988. Science
COHMAP. 1988. Science
Holocene regional time series
H. Wanner et al. / Quaternary Science Reviews 27 (2008) 1791–1828.
6 major cold periods in Holocene H. Wanner et al. / Quaternary Science Reviews 30 (2011) 3109-3123
6 major cold periods in Holocene Blue: cold Red: warm Grey: average Green: wet Brown: dry H. Wanner et al. / Quaternary Science Reviews 30 (2011) 3109-3123
Holocene climates causes
H. Wanner et al. / Quaternary Science Reviews 30 (2011) 3109-3123
Solar Activity, last 6000 years Wanner et al 2008
Solar Activity, last 3ka (upper); last 9ka (lower) Vieira et al. 2011. Astronomy & Astrophysics A6