Though primarily driven by insolation changes associated with well-known variations in
Earth's astronomical parameters, the response of the climate system during interglacials …

Most Quaternary research in Canada during the first half of the twentieth century focused on
Pleistocene glaciation. Given the dramatic shifts in climate during the Pleistocene, it is not …

Interglacials, including the present (Holocene) period, are warm, low land ice extent (high
sea level), end‐members of glacial cycles. Based on a sea level definition, we identify …

The traditional view of the Pliocene is one of an epoch with higher than present global mean
annual temperatures (∼ 2 to 3° C) and stable climate conditions. Published data-model …

Climate variability over the past 800,000 years has long been described as being dominated
by~ 100-kyr glacial cycles, and researchers have debated whether these glacial cycles were …

This review of late-Holocene palaeoclimatology represents the results from a
PAGES/CLIVAR Intersection Panel meeting that took place in June 2006. The review is in …

Establishing phase relationships between earth-system components during periods of rapid
global change is vital to understanding the underlying processes. It requires records of each …

Improved dating methods have increased our ability to more precisely determine the timing
and durations of glaciations. Utilizing glacial and loess deposits, we have compared …

There is uncertainty about the interhemispheric timing of climatic changes during the last
glacial–interglacial transition. Different hypotheses, relying on different lines of evidence …

Modes of climate variability affect global and regional climates on different spatio-temporal
scales, and they have important impacts on human activities and ecosystems. As these …