@article{PAR00000567, title = {{P}aleoclimate changes during the last 100,000 yr from a record in the {B}razilian {A}tlantic rainforest region and interhemispheric comparison}, author = {{L}edru, {M}arie-{P}ierre and {R}ousseau, {D}.{D}. and {C}ruz, {F}.{W}. and {R}iccomini, {C}. and {K}armann, {I}. and {M}artin, {L}ouis}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} long terrestrial record, {C}olonia {CO}-3, from the {A}tlantic rainforest region in {B}razil (23 degrees 52'{S}, 46 degrees 42'20 "{W}, 900 in a.s.l.) registrates variations in the forest expansion during the last 100,000 yr. {T}he 780-cm depth core was analyzed at 2-cm intervals and arboreal pollen frequencies were compared to nearby speleothem stable isotope records and neighboring marine records from the tropical {A}tlantic. {T}o evaluate regional versus global climate forcing, our record was compared with {G}reenland and {A}ntarctic ice-core records. {T}hese comparisons suggest that changes in temperature seen in polar latitudes relate to moisture changes: e.g., to changes in the length of the dry season, in tropical and subtropical latitudes during glacial as well as interglacial times. {T}hese climatic changes result from changes in the frequency of polar air incursions to these latitudes inducing a permanent cloud cover and precipitation. {T}his is an important result that should help define paleoclimatic features in the {S}outhern {H}emisphere for the last glaciation. (c) 2005 {U}niversity of {W}ashington. {A}ll rights reserved.}, keywords = {{S}outhern {H}emisphere ; tropics ; paleoclimatology ; palynology ; rainforest ; long record ; interhemispheric comparison}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{Q}uaternary {R}esearch}, volume = {64}, numero = {3}, pages = {444--450}, ISSN = {0033-5894}, year = {2005}, DOI = {10.1016/j.yqres.2005.08.006}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00000567}, }