The Greenland O 18 curve: time scale and ice accumulation

Summary None of the time scales hitherto applied to the Greenland O 18 curve is considered reliable. The logarithmic time scales were based on the false assumption of constant glacial dynamics. The latest time scale, based on a supposed constant 2400- years cycle, seems to be based on another false...

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Published in:Geological Magazine
Main Author: Mörner, N.-A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1974
Subjects:
Geology
Greenland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800039984
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800039984
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Summary:Summary None of the time scales hitherto applied to the Greenland O 18 curve is considered reliable. The logarithmic time scales were based on the false assumption of constant glacial dynamics. The latest time scale, based on a supposed constant 2400- years cycle, seems to be based on another false assumption of constant cycles. A chronology based on indirect dating therefore seems superior.

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