Climatic and insolation control on the high-resolution total air content in the NGRIP ice core
Because the total air content (TAC) of polar ice is directly affected by the atmospheric pressure and temperature, its record in polar ice cores was initially considered as a proxy for past ice sheet elevation changes. However, the Antarctic ice core TAC record is known to also contain an insolation...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:74462a21cef0492db1472b37e4e917fb 2023-05-15T13:42:35+02:00 Climatic and insolation control on the high-resolution total air content in the NGRIP ice core O. Eicher M. Baumgartner A. Schilt J. Schmitt J. Schwander T. F. Stocker H. Fischer 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1979-2016 https://doaj.org/article/74462a21cef0492db1472b37e4e917fb EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.clim-past.net/12/1979/2016/cp-12-1979-2016.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1814-9324 https://doaj.org/toc/1814-9332 1814-9324 1814-9332 doi:10.5194/cp-12-1979-2016 https://doaj.org/article/74462a21cef0492db1472b37e4e917fb Climate of the Past, Vol 12, Iss 10, Pp 1979-1993 (2016) Environmental pollution TD172-193.5 Environmental protection TD169-171.8 Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1979-2016 2022-12-31T13:52:20Z Because the total air content (TAC) of polar ice is directly affected by the atmospheric pressure and temperature, its record in polar ice cores was initially considered as a proxy for past ice sheet elevation changes. However, the Antarctic ice core TAC record is known to also contain an insolation signature, although the underlying physical mechanisms are still a matter of debate. Here we present a high-resolution TAC record over the whole North Greenland Ice Core Project ice core, covering the last 120 000 years, which independently supports an insolation signature in Greenland. Wavelet analysis reveals a clear precession and obliquity signal similar to previous findings on Antarctic TAC, with a different insolation history. In our high-resolution record we also find a decrease of 4–6 % (4–5 mL kg −1 ) in TAC as a response to Dansgaard–Oeschger events (DO events). TAC starts to decrease in parallel to increasing Greenland surface temperature and slightly before CH 4 reacts to the warming but also shows a two-step decline that lasts for several centuries into the warm interstadial. The TAC response is larger than expected considering only changes in air density by local temperature and atmospheric pressure as a driver, pointing to a transient firnification response caused by the accumulation-induced increase in the load on the firn at bubble close-off, while temperature changes deeper in the firn are still small. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Dansgaard-Oeschger events Greenland Greenland ice core Greenland Ice core Project ice core Ice Sheet NGRIP North Greenland North Greenland Ice Core Project Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic The Antarctic Greenland Tac ENVELOPE(-59.517,-59.517,-62.500,-62.500) Climate of the Past 12 10 1979 1993 |
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Because the total air content (TAC) of polar ice is directly affected by the atmospheric pressure and temperature, its record in polar ice cores was initially considered as a proxy for past ice sheet elevation changes. However, the Antarctic ice core TAC record is known to also contain an insolation signature, although the underlying physical mechanisms are still a matter of debate. Here we present a high-resolution TAC record over the whole North Greenland Ice Core Project ice core, covering the last 120 000 years, which independently supports an insolation signature in Greenland. Wavelet analysis reveals a clear precession and obliquity signal similar to previous findings on Antarctic TAC, with a different insolation history. In our high-resolution record we also find a decrease of 4–6 % (4–5 mL kg −1 ) in TAC as a response to Dansgaard–Oeschger events (DO events). TAC starts to decrease in parallel to increasing Greenland surface temperature and slightly before CH 4 reacts to the warming but also shows a two-step decline that lasts for several centuries into the warm interstadial. The TAC response is larger than expected considering only changes in air density by local temperature and atmospheric pressure as a driver, pointing to a transient firnification response caused by the accumulation-induced increase in the load on the firn at bubble close-off, while temperature changes deeper in the firn are still small. |
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Climatic and insolation control on the high-resolution total air content in the NGRIP ice core |
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Climatic and insolation control on the high-resolution total air content in the NGRIP ice core |
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Climatic and insolation control on the high-resolution total air content in the NGRIP ice core |
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Climatic and insolation control on the high-resolution total air content in the NGRIP ice core |
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Climatic and insolation control on the high-resolution total air content in the NGRIP ice core |
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climatic and insolation control on the high-resolution total air content in the ngrip ice core |
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Antarc* Antarctic Dansgaard-Oeschger events Greenland Greenland ice core Greenland Ice core Project ice core Ice Sheet NGRIP North Greenland North Greenland Ice Core Project |
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