Deglaciation records of 17O-excess in East Antarctica: reliable reconstruction of oceanic normalized relative humidity from coastal sites
We measured δ17O and δ18O in two Antarctic ice cores at EPICA Dome C (EDC) and TALDICE (TD), respectively, and computed 17O-excess with respect to VSMOW. The comparison of our 17O-excess data with the previous record obtained at Vostok (Landais et al., 2008a) revealed differences up to 35 ppm in 17O...
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ftethz:oai:www.research-collection.ethz.ch:20.500.11850/47339 2023-05-15T14:02:01+02:00 Deglaciation records of 17O-excess in East Antarctica: reliable reconstruction of oceanic normalized relative humidity from coastal sites Winkler, R. Landais, Amaelle Sodemann, Harald Dümbgen, Lutz Prié, F. Masson-Delmotte, Valérie Stenni, Barbara Jouzel, Jean 2012 application/application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/47339 https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000047339 en eng Copernicus info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/cp-8-1-2012 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000300878100001 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/47339 doi:10.3929/ethz-b-000047339 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported CC-BY Climate of the Past, 8 (1) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2012 ftethz https://doi.org/20.500.11850/47339 https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000047339 https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-8-1-2012 2022-04-25T13:50:39Z We measured δ17O and δ18O in two Antarctic ice cores at EPICA Dome C (EDC) and TALDICE (TD), respectively, and computed 17O-excess with respect to VSMOW. The comparison of our 17O-excess data with the previous record obtained at Vostok (Landais et al., 2008a) revealed differences up to 35 ppm in 17O-excess mean level and evolution for the three sites. Our data show that the large increase depicted at Vostok (20 ppm) during the last deglaciation is a regional and not a general pattern in the temporal distribution of 17O-excess in East Antarctica. The EDC data display an increase of 12 ppm, whereas the TD data show no significant variation from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) to the Early Holocene (EH). A Lagrangian moisture source diagnostic revealed very different source regions for Vostok and EDC compared to TD. These findings combined with the results of a sensitivity analysis, using a Rayleigh-type isotopic model, suggest that normalized relative humidity (RHn) at the oceanic source region (OSR) is a determining factor for the spatial differences of 17O-excess in East Antarctica. However, 17O-excess in remote sites of continental Antarctica (e.g. Vostok) may be highly sensitive to local effects. Hence, we consider 17O-excess in coastal East Antarctic ice cores (TD) to be more reliable as a proxy for RHn at the OSR. ISSN:1814-9324 ISSN:1814-9332 Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica EPICA ETH Zürich Research Collection Antarctic East Antarctica |
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We measured δ17O and δ18O in two Antarctic ice cores at EPICA Dome C (EDC) and TALDICE (TD), respectively, and computed 17O-excess with respect to VSMOW. The comparison of our 17O-excess data with the previous record obtained at Vostok (Landais et al., 2008a) revealed differences up to 35 ppm in 17O-excess mean level and evolution for the three sites. Our data show that the large increase depicted at Vostok (20 ppm) during the last deglaciation is a regional and not a general pattern in the temporal distribution of 17O-excess in East Antarctica. The EDC data display an increase of 12 ppm, whereas the TD data show no significant variation from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) to the Early Holocene (EH). A Lagrangian moisture source diagnostic revealed very different source regions for Vostok and EDC compared to TD. These findings combined with the results of a sensitivity analysis, using a Rayleigh-type isotopic model, suggest that normalized relative humidity (RHn) at the oceanic source region (OSR) is a determining factor for the spatial differences of 17O-excess in East Antarctica. However, 17O-excess in remote sites of continental Antarctica (e.g. Vostok) may be highly sensitive to local effects. Hence, we consider 17O-excess in coastal East Antarctic ice cores (TD) to be more reliable as a proxy for RHn at the OSR. ISSN:1814-9324 ISSN:1814-9332 |
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Winkler, R. Landais, Amaelle Sodemann, Harald Dümbgen, Lutz Prié, F. Masson-Delmotte, Valérie Stenni, Barbara Jouzel, Jean Deglaciation records of 17O-excess in East Antarctica: reliable reconstruction of oceanic normalized relative humidity from coastal sites |
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Winkler, R. Landais, Amaelle Sodemann, Harald Dümbgen, Lutz Prié, F. Masson-Delmotte, Valérie Stenni, Barbara Jouzel, Jean |
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Deglaciation records of 17O-excess in East Antarctica: reliable reconstruction of oceanic normalized relative humidity from coastal sites |
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Deglaciation records of 17O-excess in East Antarctica: reliable reconstruction of oceanic normalized relative humidity from coastal sites |
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Deglaciation records of 17O-excess in East Antarctica: reliable reconstruction of oceanic normalized relative humidity from coastal sites |
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Deglaciation records of 17O-excess in East Antarctica: reliable reconstruction of oceanic normalized relative humidity from coastal sites |
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Deglaciation records of 17O-excess in East Antarctica: reliable reconstruction of oceanic normalized relative humidity from coastal sites |
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deglaciation records of 17o-excess in east antarctica: reliable reconstruction of oceanic normalized relative humidity from coastal sites |
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