Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records
The Greenland ice core from NorthGRIP (NGRIP) contains a proxy climate record across the Pleistocene–Holocene boundary of unprecedented clarity and resolution. Analysis of an array of physical and chemical parameters within the ice enables the base of the Holocene, as reflected in the first signs of...
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ftunivbern:oai:boris.unibe.ch:37524 2023-08-20T04:06:51+02:00 Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records Walker, Mike Johnsen, Sigfus Rasmussen, Sune Olander Popp, Trevor Steffensen, Jørgen-Peder Gibbard, Phil Hoek, Wim Lowe, John Andrews, John Björck, Svante Cwynar, Les C. Hughen, Konrad Kershaw, Peter Kromer, Bernd Litt, Thomas Lowe, David J. Nakagawa, Takeshi Newnham, Rewi Schwander, Jakob 2009 application/pdf https://boris.unibe.ch/37524/1/walker09jqs.pdf https://boris.unibe.ch/37524/ eng eng John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://boris.unibe.ch/37524/ info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Walker, Mike; Johnsen, Sigfus; Rasmussen, Sune Olander; Popp, Trevor; Steffensen, Jørgen-Peder; Gibbard, Phil; Hoek, Wim; Lowe, John; Andrews, John; Björck, Svante; Cwynar, Les C.; Hughen, Konrad; Kershaw, Peter; Kromer, Bernd; Litt, Thomas; Lowe, David J.; Nakagawa, Takeshi; Newnham, Rewi; Schwander, Jakob (2009). Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records. Journal of quaternary science JQS, 24(1), pp. 3-17. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 10.1002/jqs.1227 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1227> 530 Physics info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion PeerReviewed 2009 ftunivbern https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1227 2023-07-31T20:59:40Z The Greenland ice core from NorthGRIP (NGRIP) contains a proxy climate record across the Pleistocene–Holocene boundary of unprecedented clarity and resolution. Analysis of an array of physical and chemical parameters within the ice enables the base of the Holocene, as reflected in the first signs of climatic warming at the end of the Younger Dryas/Greenland Stadial 1 cold phase, to be located with a high degree of precision. This climatic event is most clearly reflected in an abrupt shift in deuterium excess values, accompanied by more gradual changes in δ18O, dust concentration, a range of chemical species, and annual layer thickness. A timescale based on multi-parameter annual layer counting provides an age of 11 700 calendar yr b2 k (before AD 2000) for the base of the Holocene, with a maximum counting error of 99 yr. A proposal that an archived core from this unique sequence should constitute the Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period) has been ratified by the International Union of Geological Sciences. Five auxiliary stratotypes for the Pleistocene–Holocene boundary have also been recognised. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Greenland ice core ice core NGRIP BORIS (Bern Open Repository and Information System, University of Bern) Greenland Journal of Quaternary Science 24 1 3 17 |
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The Greenland ice core from NorthGRIP (NGRIP) contains a proxy climate record across the Pleistocene–Holocene boundary of unprecedented clarity and resolution. Analysis of an array of physical and chemical parameters within the ice enables the base of the Holocene, as reflected in the first signs of climatic warming at the end of the Younger Dryas/Greenland Stadial 1 cold phase, to be located with a high degree of precision. This climatic event is most clearly reflected in an abrupt shift in deuterium excess values, accompanied by more gradual changes in δ18O, dust concentration, a range of chemical species, and annual layer thickness. A timescale based on multi-parameter annual layer counting provides an age of 11 700 calendar yr b2 k (before AD 2000) for the base of the Holocene, with a maximum counting error of 99 yr. A proposal that an archived core from this unique sequence should constitute the Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period) has been ratified by the International Union of Geological Sciences. Five auxiliary stratotypes for the Pleistocene–Holocene boundary have also been recognised. |
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Walker, Mike Johnsen, Sigfus Rasmussen, Sune Olander Popp, Trevor Steffensen, Jørgen-Peder Gibbard, Phil Hoek, Wim Lowe, John Andrews, John Björck, Svante Cwynar, Les C. Hughen, Konrad Kershaw, Peter Kromer, Bernd Litt, Thomas Lowe, David J. Nakagawa, Takeshi Newnham, Rewi Schwander, Jakob |
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Walker, Mike Johnsen, Sigfus Rasmussen, Sune Olander Popp, Trevor Steffensen, Jørgen-Peder Gibbard, Phil Hoek, Wim Lowe, John Andrews, John Björck, Svante Cwynar, Les C. Hughen, Konrad Kershaw, Peter Kromer, Bernd Litt, Thomas Lowe, David J. Nakagawa, Takeshi Newnham, Rewi Schwander, Jakob |
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Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records |
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Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records |
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Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records |
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Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records |
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Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records |
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formal definition and dating of the gssp (global stratotype section and point) for the base of the holocene using the greenland ngrip ice core, and selected auxiliary records |
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Walker, Mike; Johnsen, Sigfus; Rasmussen, Sune Olander; Popp, Trevor; Steffensen, Jørgen-Peder; Gibbard, Phil; Hoek, Wim; Lowe, John; Andrews, John; Björck, Svante; Cwynar, Les C.; Hughen, Konrad; Kershaw, Peter; Kromer, Bernd; Litt, Thomas; Lowe, David J.; Nakagawa, Takeshi; Newnham, Rewi; Schwander, Jakob (2009). Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records. Journal of quaternary science JQS, 24(1), pp. 3-17. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 10.1002/jqs.1227 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1227> |
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