Prospects for reconstructing paleoenvironmental conditions from organic compounds in polar snow and ice
Polar ice cores provide information about past climate and environmental changes over periods ranging from a few years up to 800,000 years. The majority of chemical studies have focused on determining inorganic components, such as major ions and trace elements as well as on their isotopic fingerprin...
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ftunivpadovairis:oai:www.research.unipd.it:11577/3258104 2024-04-21T08:04:48+00:00 Prospects for reconstructing paleoenvironmental conditions from organic compounds in polar snow and ice Giorio, Chiara Kehrwald, Natalie Barbante, Carlo Kalberer, Markus King, Amy C. F. Thomas, Elizabeth R. Wolff, Eric W. Zennaro, Piero Giorio, Chiara Kehrwald, Natalie Barbante, Carlo Kalberer, Marku King, Amy C. F. Thomas, Elizabeth R. Wolff, Eric W. Zennaro, Piero 2018 STAMPA http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3258104 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.01.007 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379117307850 eng eng Elsevier Ltd info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000427101000001 volume:183 firstpage:1 lastpage:22 numberofpages:22 journal:QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/267696, 279405 http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3258104 doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.01.007 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85041491237 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379117307850 Environmental proxie Ice core Molecular marker Organic compound Polar Global and Planetary Change Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematic Archeology (arts and humanities) Archeology Geology info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftunivpadovairis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.01.007 2024-03-28T02:00:51Z Polar ice cores provide information about past climate and environmental changes over periods ranging from a few years up to 800,000 years. The majority of chemical studies have focused on determining inorganic components, such as major ions and trace elements as well as on their isotopic fingerprint. In this paper, we review the different classes of organic compounds that might yield environmental information, discussing existing research and what is needed to improve knowledge. We also discuss the problems of sampling, analysis and interpretation of organic molecules in ice. This review highlights the great potential for organic compounds to be used as proxies for anthropogenic activities, past fire events from different types of biomass, terrestrial biogenic emissions and marine biological activity, along with the possibility of inferring past temperature fluctuations and even large-scale climate variability. In parallel, comprehensive research needs to be done to assess the atmospheric stability of these compounds, their ability to be transported long distances in the atmosphere, and their stability in the archive in order to better interpret their fluxes in ice cores. In addition, specific decontamination procedures, analytical methods with low detection limits (ng/L or lower), fast analysis time and low sample requests need to be developed in order to ensure a good time resolution in the archive. Article in Journal/Newspaper ice core Padua Research Archive (IRIS - Università degli Studi di Padova) Quaternary Science Reviews 183 1 22 |
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Polar ice cores provide information about past climate and environmental changes over periods ranging from a few years up to 800,000 years. The majority of chemical studies have focused on determining inorganic components, such as major ions and trace elements as well as on their isotopic fingerprint. In this paper, we review the different classes of organic compounds that might yield environmental information, discussing existing research and what is needed to improve knowledge. We also discuss the problems of sampling, analysis and interpretation of organic molecules in ice. This review highlights the great potential for organic compounds to be used as proxies for anthropogenic activities, past fire events from different types of biomass, terrestrial biogenic emissions and marine biological activity, along with the possibility of inferring past temperature fluctuations and even large-scale climate variability. In parallel, comprehensive research needs to be done to assess the atmospheric stability of these compounds, their ability to be transported long distances in the atmosphere, and their stability in the archive in order to better interpret their fluxes in ice cores. In addition, specific decontamination procedures, analytical methods with low detection limits (ng/L or lower), fast analysis time and low sample requests need to be developed in order to ensure a good time resolution in the archive. |
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