Ginot, Patrick; Schwikowski, Margit; Schotterer, Ulrich; Stichler, Willibald; Gäggeler, Heinz W.; Francou, Bernard; Gallaire, Robert; Pouyaud, Bernard (2002). Potential for climate variability reconstruction from Andean glaciochemical records. Annals of glaciology, 35, pp. 443-450. International Glaciological Society 10.3189/172756402781816618
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In order to select glacier sites suitable for the reconstruction of short-term climate variability, chemical constituents of shallow cores from Chimborazo, Ecuador, Illimani, Bolivia, and Cerro Tapado, Chile, were analyzed to determine if they represent the climate and atmospheric conditions of the particular area. Pronounced variations were observed in the Chimborazo core, which were attributed to the seasonal occurrence of wet and dry periods. Using chemical tracers, the Pacific and the Amazon basin were identified as the two principal sources of atmospheric moisture. In the Illimani record, seasonality is obvious but is less regular than in the Chimborazo core. Chemical tracers point to the Amazon basin as a moisture source. Post-depositional sublimation masks a possible atmospheric signal in the glaciochemical records from Cerro Tapado. the arid conditions and a prevailing high condensation level also cause little variability in the stable-isotope content. Irregular, more negative δ18O values occur during the humid phases of El Niño events. Despite alterations due to sublimation, chemical tracers indicate the Pacific Ocean as a main moisture source for precipitation preserved on Glaciar CerroTapado.
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Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP) 08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Climate and Environmental Physics |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schotterer, Ulrich Hermann, Gäggeler, Heinz |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 500 Science > 540 Chemistry 500 Science > 530 Physics |
ISSN: |
0260-3055 |
Publisher: |
International Glaciological Society |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
BORIS Import 2 |
Date Deposited: |
13 Oct 2021 12:25 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:52 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3189/172756402781816618 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/158769 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/158769 |
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