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...
Published in: | Geological Magazine |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1974
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800039984 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800039984 |
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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