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Apparent discrepancy of Tibetan ice core δ18O records may be attributed to misinterpretation of chronology
School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing
University, Nanjing, 210023, China
Wangbin Zhang
School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing
University, Nanjing, 210023, China
Hongxi Pang
School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing
University, Nanjing, 210023, China
Shuang-Ye Wu
Department of Geology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA
Theo M. Jenk
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern,
Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Margit Schwikowski
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern,
Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Yetang Wang
College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University,
Jinan, China
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The apparent discrepancy between the Holocene δ18O records of the Guliya and the Chongce ice cores may be attributed to a possible misinterpretation of the Guliya ice core chronology.
The apparent discrepancy between the Holocene δ18O records of the Guliya and the Chongce ice...
