Stable-isotope/air-temperature relationships in ice cores from Dolleman Island and the Palmer Land plateau, Antarctic Peninsula
Whilst stable-isotope analysis of ice cores yields the best quantitative evidence for past climate, there remains considerable uncertainty about the detailed relationship between the isotopic composition and air temperature. Analysis of two ice cores from the Antarctic Peninsula (a 47.2 m core from...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:521717 2023-05-15T13:29:41+02:00 Stable-isotope/air-temperature relationships in ice cores from Dolleman Island and the Palmer Land plateau, Antarctic Peninsula Peel, David A. Mulvaney, Robert Davison, Brian M. 1988 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521717/ https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500004304 unknown International Glaciological Society Peel, David A.; Mulvaney, Robert orcid:0000-0002-5372-8148 Davison, Brian M. 1988 Stable-isotope/air-temperature relationships in ice cores from Dolleman Island and the Palmer Land plateau, Antarctic Peninsula. Annals of Glaciology, 10. 130-136. https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500004304 <https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500004304> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1988 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500004304 2023-02-04T19:47:31Z Whilst stable-isotope analysis of ice cores yields the best quantitative evidence for past climate, there remains considerable uncertainty about the detailed relationship between the isotopic composition and air temperature. Analysis of two ice cores from the Antarctic Peninsula (a 47.2 m core from the Palmer Land plateau – 74°01’S, 70°38’W, and a 32 m core from Dolleman Island–70°35.2’S, 60°55.5’W) has shown that an oxygen-isotope/ temperature relationship exists at a resolution of inter-annual variations during the period 1938–86. All the major regional temperature anomalies, known from climatic records at several stations, are visible in the isotope profiles, including the overall temperature increase between 1960 and 1980. An isotope–temperature gradient of 0.5–0.6‰/°C is indicated for the climatic interpretation of isotopic fluctuations in ice cores recovered from the region. This gradient is considerably smaller than that (0.95‰/°C) obtained from a comparison of spatial variations in the mean annual parameters. The discrepancy appears to be due mainly to an inherent biasing in the isotope profiles, which record temperature only during periods of snowfall. The effect is particularly severe in the winter months and can be expected in other areas of Antarctica where a significant part of the snow accumulation is cyclonic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Annals of Glaciology Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Dolleman Island Palmer Land Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Palmer Land ENVELOPE(-65.000,-65.000,-71.500,-71.500) Dolleman ENVELOPE(-60.733,-60.733,-70.616,-70.616) Dolleman Island ENVELOPE(-60.750,-60.750,-70.667,-70.667) Annals of Glaciology 10 130 136 |
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Whilst stable-isotope analysis of ice cores yields the best quantitative evidence for past climate, there remains considerable uncertainty about the detailed relationship between the isotopic composition and air temperature. Analysis of two ice cores from the Antarctic Peninsula (a 47.2 m core from the Palmer Land plateau – 74°01’S, 70°38’W, and a 32 m core from Dolleman Island–70°35.2’S, 60°55.5’W) has shown that an oxygen-isotope/ temperature relationship exists at a resolution of inter-annual variations during the period 1938–86. All the major regional temperature anomalies, known from climatic records at several stations, are visible in the isotope profiles, including the overall temperature increase between 1960 and 1980. An isotope–temperature gradient of 0.5–0.6‰/°C is indicated for the climatic interpretation of isotopic fluctuations in ice cores recovered from the region. This gradient is considerably smaller than that (0.95‰/°C) obtained from a comparison of spatial variations in the mean annual parameters. The discrepancy appears to be due mainly to an inherent biasing in the isotope profiles, which record temperature only during periods of snowfall. The effect is particularly severe in the winter months and can be expected in other areas of Antarctica where a significant part of the snow accumulation is cyclonic. |
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Peel, David A. Mulvaney, Robert Davison, Brian M. Stable-isotope/air-temperature relationships in ice cores from Dolleman Island and the Palmer Land plateau, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Peel, David A. Mulvaney, Robert Davison, Brian M. |
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Stable-isotope/air-temperature relationships in ice cores from Dolleman Island and the Palmer Land plateau, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Stable-isotope/air-temperature relationships in ice cores from Dolleman Island and the Palmer Land plateau, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Stable-isotope/air-temperature relationships in ice cores from Dolleman Island and the Palmer Land plateau, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Stable-isotope/air-temperature relationships in ice cores from Dolleman Island and the Palmer Land plateau, Antarctic Peninsula |
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Stable-isotope/air-temperature relationships in ice cores from Dolleman Island and the Palmer Land plateau, Antarctic Peninsula |
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stable-isotope/air-temperature relationships in ice cores from dolleman island and the palmer land plateau, antarctic peninsula |
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ENVELOPE(-65.000,-65.000,-71.500,-71.500) ENVELOPE(-60.733,-60.733,-70.616,-70.616) ENVELOPE(-60.750,-60.750,-70.667,-70.667) |
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Peel, David A.; Mulvaney, Robert orcid:0000-0002-5372-8148 Davison, Brian M. 1988 Stable-isotope/air-temperature relationships in ice cores from Dolleman Island and the Palmer Land plateau, Antarctic Peninsula. Annals of Glaciology, 10. 130-136. https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500004304 <https://doi.org/10.3189/S0260305500004304> |
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