Multi-proxy palaeoclimate reconstructions from peatlands in southern South America

• Main Authors: Roland, Thomas, Hughes, Paul, Mauquoy, Dmitri, van Bellen, Simon, Daley, Tim, Loader, Neil, Street-Perrott, Alayne
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Austral; isla Grande; Patagonia; Southern Ocean; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/363626/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/363626/1/EGU2014-0.pdf

There is a relative paucity of palaeoclimatic archives in South America relative to many other regions of the world. This paucity must be addressed in order to validate climate models and improve our understanding of the global climate system. The southern westerlies represent an important component...