Regional validation of the use of diatoms in ice cores from the Antarctic Peninsula as a Southern Hemisphere westerly wind proxy

• Published in: Climate of the Past
• Main Authors: D. R. Tetzner, E. R. Thomas, C. S. Allen, M. M. Grieman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Environmental pollution; TD172-193.5; Environmental protection; TD169-171.8; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; West Antarctica; Pacific; Ellsworth Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-1709-2022; https://doaj.org/article/3a8153af9e544af2ad5657a02b5beac0

The Southern Hemisphere westerly winds are among the most important drivers of recently observed environmental changes in West Antarctica. However, the lack of long-term wind records in this region hinders our ability to assess the long-term context of these variations. Ice core proxy records yield...