NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Taylor Dome Ice Core 31,000 Year Mineral Dust Radiogenic Isotope and Elemental Data
This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Ice Core. The data include parameters of ice cores with a geographic location of Antarctica. The time period coverage is from 31436 to 1124 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
- Cite as: Aarons, S.M.; Aciego, S.M.; Gabrielli, P.; Delmonte, B.; Koornneef, J.M.; Wegner, A.; Blakowski, M.A. (2020-06-18): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Taylor Dome Ice Core 31,000 Year Mineral Dust Radiogenic Isotope and Elemental Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/q1a8-5n83. Accessed [date].
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- doi:10.25921/q1a8-5n83
- noaa-icecore-23450
- NCEI DSI 1200_02
- NCEI DSI 1200_01
noaa-icecore-23450
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Coverage Description | Date Range: 31436 cal yr BP to 1124 cal yr BP; |
Time Period | -29486 to 826 |
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N: -77.78
S: -77.78
E: 158.72
W: 158.72
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STUDY NOTES: Mineral dust concentration, radiogenic isotopes, and rare earth element data from the Taylor Dome ice core, Antarctica, for the past 31,000 years. Data were measured with both Traditional Acid Leach and Full Acid Digestion methods.
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Recent declines in ice shelf and sea ice extent experienced in polar regions highlight the importance of evaluating variations in local weather patterns in response to climate change. Airborne mineral particles (dust) transported through the atmosphere and deposited on ice sheets and glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland can provide a robust set of tools for resolving the evolution of climatic systems through time. Here we present the first high time resolution radiogenic isotope (strontium and neodymium) data for Holocene dust in a coastal East Antarctic ice core, accompanied by rare earth element composition, dust concentration, and particle size distribution during the last deglaciation. We aim to use these combined ice core data to determine dust provenance, with variations indicative of shifts in either dust production, sources, and/or transport pathways. We analyzed a series of 17 samples from the Taylor Dome (77 47'47"S, 158 43'26"E) ice core, 113-391 m in depth from 1.1-31.4 ka. Radiogenic isotopic and rare earth element compositions of dust during the last glacial period are in good agreement with previously measured East Antarctic ice core dust records. In contrast, the Holocene dust dataset displays a broad range in isotopic and rare earth element compositions, suggesting a shift from long-range transported dust to a more variable, local input that may be linked to the retreat of the Ross Ice Shelf during the last deglaciation. Observed changes in the dust cycle inferred from a coastal East Antarctic ice core can thus be used to infer an evolving local climate. |
Purpose | Records of past temperature, precipitation, atmospheric trace gases, and other aspects of climate and environment derived from ice cores drilled on glaciers and ice caps around the world. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations. |
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