A gradual change is more likely to have caused the Mid-Pleistocene Transition than an abrupt event

A gradual change in the climate system such as a decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide is more likely to have caused the Mid-Pleistocene Transition than an abrupt event, suggest model simulations constrained by a global ice volume reconstruction over the past 2 millions years.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Etienne Legrain, Frédéric Parrenin, Emilie Capron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00754-0
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Summary:A gradual change in the climate system such as a decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide is more likely to have caused the Mid-Pleistocene Transition than an abrupt event, suggest model simulations constrained by a global ice volume reconstruction over the past 2 millions years.
ISSN:2662-4435