Investigation of a deep ice core from the Elbrus western plateau, the Caucasus, Russia
A 182 m ice core was recovered from a borehole drilled into bedrock on the western plateau of Mt. Elbrus (43°20´53.9'' N, 42°25´36.0'' E; 5115 m a.s.l.) in the Caucasus, Russia, in 2009. This is the first ice core in the region that represents a paleoclimate record that is practi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fdd82b47fc7944578fd5d74692e06fb6 2023-05-15T16:38:40+02:00 Investigation of a deep ice core from the Elbrus western plateau, the Caucasus, Russia V. Mikhalenko S. Sokratov S. Kutuzov P. Ginot M. Legrand S. Preunkert I. Lavrentiev A. Kozachek A. Ekaykin X. Faïn S. Lim U. Schotterer V. Lipenkov P. Toropov 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2253-2015 https://doaj.org/article/fdd82b47fc7944578fd5d74692e06fb6 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/2253/2015/tc-9-2253-2015.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0416 https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0424 1994-0416 1994-0424 doi:10.5194/tc-9-2253-2015 https://doaj.org/article/fdd82b47fc7944578fd5d74692e06fb6 The Cryosphere, Vol 9, Iss 6, Pp 2253-2270 (2015) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2253-2015 2022-12-30T23:12:09Z A 182 m ice core was recovered from a borehole drilled into bedrock on the western plateau of Mt. Elbrus (43°20´53.9'' N, 42°25´36.0'' E; 5115 m a.s.l.) in the Caucasus, Russia, in 2009. This is the first ice core in the region that represents a paleoclimate record that is practically undisturbed by seasonal melting. Relatively high snow accumulation rates at the drilling site enabled the analysis of the intraseasonal variability in climate proxies. Borehole temperatures ranged from −17 °C at 10 m depth to −2.4 °C at 182 m. A detailed radio-echo sounding survey showed that the glacier thickness ranged from 45 m near the marginal zone of the plateau up to 255 m at the glacier center. The ice core has been analyzed for stable isotopes (δ 18 O and δD), major ions (K + , Na + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , NH 4 + , SO 4 2- , NO 3 - , Cl - , F - ), succinic acid (HOOCCH 2 COOH), and tritium content. The mean annual net accumulation rate of 1455 mm w.e. for the last 140 years was estimated from distinct annual oscillations of δ 18 O, δD, succinic acid, and NH 4 + . Annual layer counting also helped date the ice core, agreeing with the absolute markers of the tritium 1963 bomb horizon located at the core depth of 50.7 m w.e. and the sulfate peak of the Katmai eruption (1912) at 87.7 m w.e. According to mathematical modeling results, the ice age at the maximum glacier depth is predicted to be ~ 660 years BP. The 2009 borehole is located downstream from this point, resulting in an estimated basal ice age of less than 350–400 years BP at the drilling site. The glaciological and initial chemical analyses from the Elbrus ice core help reconstruct the atmospheric history of the European region. Article in Journal/Newspaper ice core The Cryosphere Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles The Cryosphere 9 6 2253 2270 |
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A 182 m ice core was recovered from a borehole drilled into bedrock on the western plateau of Mt. Elbrus (43°20´53.9'' N, 42°25´36.0'' E; 5115 m a.s.l.) in the Caucasus, Russia, in 2009. This is the first ice core in the region that represents a paleoclimate record that is practically undisturbed by seasonal melting. Relatively high snow accumulation rates at the drilling site enabled the analysis of the intraseasonal variability in climate proxies. Borehole temperatures ranged from −17 °C at 10 m depth to −2.4 °C at 182 m. A detailed radio-echo sounding survey showed that the glacier thickness ranged from 45 m near the marginal zone of the plateau up to 255 m at the glacier center. The ice core has been analyzed for stable isotopes (δ 18 O and δD), major ions (K + , Na + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , NH 4 + , SO 4 2- , NO 3 - , Cl - , F - ), succinic acid (HOOCCH 2 COOH), and tritium content. The mean annual net accumulation rate of 1455 mm w.e. for the last 140 years was estimated from distinct annual oscillations of δ 18 O, δD, succinic acid, and NH 4 + . Annual layer counting also helped date the ice core, agreeing with the absolute markers of the tritium 1963 bomb horizon located at the core depth of 50.7 m w.e. and the sulfate peak of the Katmai eruption (1912) at 87.7 m w.e. According to mathematical modeling results, the ice age at the maximum glacier depth is predicted to be ~ 660 years BP. The 2009 borehole is located downstream from this point, resulting in an estimated basal ice age of less than 350–400 years BP at the drilling site. The glaciological and initial chemical analyses from the Elbrus ice core help reconstruct the atmospheric history of the European region. |
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