Saharan Dust Proxy Record from a Colle Gnifetti Ice Core (KCC) ...

• Main Authors: Clifford, Heather, Spaulding, Nicole, Kurbatov, Andrei, More, Alexander, Korotkikh, Elena, Sneed, Sharon B, Handley, Kim M, Maasch, Kirk A, Loveluck, Christopher, Chaplin, Joyce, McCormick, Michael, Mayewski, Paul
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2019
• Subjects: Colle Gnifetti; Ice core; Saharan dust; Ice drill; Clifford; McCormick; ice core
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.908569; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.908569

Dust events originating from the Saharan desert have far reaching environmental impacts but the causal mechanism of magnitude and occurrence of Saharan dust events (SDEs) during the pre-instrumental era requires further research, particularly as a potential analog for future climate. Using an ultra-...