Medieval Warm Period
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The Medieval Warm Period was a climatic interval from roughly the 9th to 14th centuries characterized by relatively mild temperatures in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, preceding the cooler conditions of the Little Ice Age.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climatic period
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paleoclimatic interval ⓘ |
| affects |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic region NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Hemisphere climate ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Medieval Climate Anomaly
NERFINISHED
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Medieval Warm Epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
changes in precipitation patterns
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regional climatic variability ⓘ relatively mild temperatures in many mid-latitude regions ⓘ shifts in atmospheric circulation ⓘ |
| comparedTo | 20th century warming ⓘ |
| endTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Little Ice Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Dark Ages Cold Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseHypothesis |
North Atlantic Oscillation variability
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changes in ocean circulation ⓘ changes in solar irradiance ⓘ internal variability of the climate system ⓘ reduced volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately 400–500 years ⓘ |
| hasKeyRegion |
Central Europe
NERFINISHED
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North Atlantic sector NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of East Asia ⓘ parts of North America ⓘ |
| hasRelativeTemperature |
warmer than preceding centuries in parts of the Northern Hemisphere
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warmer than subsequent Little Ice Age in many regions ⓘ |
| hasScientificConsensus |
modern late-20th and early-21st century warming exceeds its global mean temperature
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was not globally synchronous or uniformly warm everywhere ⓘ |
| hasUncertainty |
magnitude of warming varies by proxy record
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timing varies by region ⓘ |
| influenced |
Norse expansion into North Atlantic islands
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Norse settlement in Greenland ⓘ agricultural practices in parts of Europe ⓘ |
| precededBy | generally cooler early medieval conditions ⓘ |
| startTime | 9th century ⓘ |
| studiedUsing |
glacier advance and retreat records
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historical documentary records ⓘ ice cores ⓘ lake sediments ⓘ marine sediments ⓘ tree-ring data ⓘ |
| succeededBy | prolonged cooling of the Little Ice Age ⓘ |
| temporalRelation | occurs during the High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedIn | climate change public debates ⓘ |
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