A 60-year ice-core record of regional climate from Adélie Land, coastal Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: S. Goursaud, V. Masson-Delmotte, V. Favier, S. Preunkert, M. Fily, H. Gallée, B. Jourdain, M. Legrand, O. Magand, B. Minster, M. Werner
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Dumont d'Urville; Dumont-d'Urville; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-343-2017; https://doaj.org/article/a8ca63c324494f749f4f8e9069ff136a

A 22.4 m-long shallow firn core was extracted during the 2006/2007 field season from coastal Adélie Land. Annual layer counting based on subannual analyses of δ 18 O and major chemical components was combined with 5 reference years associated with nuclear tests and non-retreat of summer sea ice to b...