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warm. cold --. ~ Humans. Time [~4600 – 0 Ma]. ~ Terr. Vegetation. Proterozoic. Precambrian. Inland ice from Vostok (Antarctica). -> biospheric influence on CO2 (photosynthesis) and CH4 (anaerobic decomposition of organic material). Petit et al. 1999. Simulation of glacial inception.
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warm cold -- ~ Humans Time [~4600 – 0 Ma] ~ Terr. Vegetation Proterozoic Precambrian
Inland ice from Vostok (Antarctica) -> biospheric influence on CO2 (photosynthesis) and CH4 (anaerobic decomposition of organic material) Petit et al. 1999
Simulation of glacial inception Calov et al.
Pre-ind. surface cond. Eemian surface cond. Atm.+ oce.+veg. Atm.+ oce. Atm.+ veg. Atm. Vegetation: snow-albedo feedback (in addition to oceanic sea ice-albedo feedback)
Reconstruction of climate maps for certain time slices (6000 years BP:Cheddadi et al., Clim. Dyn., 1997) Temperature coldest month Temperature sum Water availability Precipitation - evaporation
> 5oC Reconstruction of local time series (here: last glacial inception)
Modern vegetation from pollen analysis LGM reconstructed vegetation