Abrupt shifts of the Sahara-Sahel boundary during Heinrich stadials

Collins, James A.Govin, AlineMulitza, StefanHeslop, DavidZabel, MatthiasHartmann, J.Rohl, U.Wefer, Gerold2015-12-131814-9324http://hdl.handle.net/1885/73852Relict dune fields that are found as far south as 14° N in the modern-day African Sahel are testament to equatorward expansions of the Sahara desert during the Late Pleistocene. However, the discontinuous nature of dune records means that abrupt millenniAuthor/s retain copyrightKeywords: boundary layer; continental margin; dune; dust; Heinrich event; meridional circulation; paleoclimate; Pleistocene; sea surface temperature; sediment core; timescale; Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean (North); Sahel [Sub-Saharan Africa]Abrupt shifts of the Sahara-Sahel boundary during Heinrich stadials201310.5194/cp-9-1181-20132016-02-24