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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-4135-2021
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Research article
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30 Aug 2021
Research article |
| 30 Aug 2021
| 30 Aug 2021
Significant mass loss in the accumulation area of the Adamello glacier indicated by the chronology of a 46 m ice core
Faculty of Sciences, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, 37100 Bolzano,
Italy
Department of Botany, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck,
Austria
Margit Schwikowski
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern,
3012 Bern, Switzerland
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012
Bern, Switzerland
Valter Maggi
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università Milano Bicocca,
20126 Milan, Italy
National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Milano-Bicocca section, 20126
Milan, Italy
Klaus Oeggl
Department of Botany, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck,
Austria
Theo Manuel Jenk
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern,
3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Multiproxy reconstruction of the annual signal in a temperate glacier: The Adamello ADA270 ice core C. Mangili et al.
- Review article: Melt-affected ice cores for polar research in a warming world D. Moser et al.
- A continuous 6000 a age depth relationship for the remainder of the Weißseespitze summit glacier based on 39Ar and 14C dating D. Wachs et al.
- Influence of Meltwater Percolation on Preservation of Organic Aerosol Tracers in Glacier Archives C. Huber et al.
- Contemporary mass balance on a cold Eastern Alpine ice cap as a potential link to the Holocene climate A. Fischer et al.
- The surface of small glaciers as radioactive hotspots: Concentration of radioisotopes during predicted intensive melting in the Alps J. Buda et al.
- Detection of ice core particles via deep neural networks N. Maffezzoli et al.
- High-altitude glacier archives lost due to climate change-related melting C. Huber et al.
- Impact of shrub branches on the shortwave vertical irradiance profile in snow F. Domine et al.
- Temporal markers in a temperate ice core: insights from 3H and 137Cs profiles from the Adamello Glacier E. Di Stefano et al.
- Exploring different methodological approaches to unlock paleobiodiversity in peat profiles using ancient DNA I. Fracasso et al.
- Geomorphological Mapping as a Key Tool for Geoheritage Protection and Valorisation: A Digital Database for the Adamello Brenta UNESCO Global Geopark (European Alps) R. Seppi et al.
- Seasonal Climatic Variations Inferred From Pollen in a Laminated Glacier in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau A. Cui et al.
- Preservation of chemical and isotopic signatures within the Weißseespitze millennial old ice cap (Eastern Alps), despite the ongoing ice loss A. Spagnesi et al.
- Rapid vegetation responses over the last seven decades revealed by an alpine ice core and land-cover patterns D. Festi et al.
- Use of excess meltwater from continuous flow analysis systems for the analysis of low concentration insoluble microparticles in ice cores D. Tetzner et al.
- Reconstruction of mass balance and firn stratigraphy during the 1996–2011 warm period at high altitude on Mount Ortles, Eastern Alps: a comparison of modelled and ice core results L. Carturan et al.
17 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Multiproxy reconstruction of the annual signal in a temperate glacier: The Adamello ADA270 ice core C. Mangili et al.
- Review article: Melt-affected ice cores for polar research in a warming world D. Moser et al.
- A continuous 6000 a age depth relationship for the remainder of the Weißseespitze summit glacier based on 39Ar and 14C dating D. Wachs et al.
- Influence of Meltwater Percolation on Preservation of Organic Aerosol Tracers in Glacier Archives C. Huber et al.
- Contemporary mass balance on a cold Eastern Alpine ice cap as a potential link to the Holocene climate A. Fischer et al.
- The surface of small glaciers as radioactive hotspots: Concentration of radioisotopes during predicted intensive melting in the Alps J. Buda et al.
- Detection of ice core particles via deep neural networks N. Maffezzoli et al.
- High-altitude glacier archives lost due to climate change-related melting C. Huber et al.
- Impact of shrub branches on the shortwave vertical irradiance profile in snow F. Domine et al.
- Temporal markers in a temperate ice core: insights from 3H and 137Cs profiles from the Adamello Glacier E. Di Stefano et al.
- Exploring different methodological approaches to unlock paleobiodiversity in peat profiles using ancient DNA I. Fracasso et al.
- Geomorphological Mapping as a Key Tool for Geoheritage Protection and Valorisation: A Digital Database for the Adamello Brenta UNESCO Global Geopark (European Alps) R. Seppi et al.
- Seasonal Climatic Variations Inferred From Pollen in a Laminated Glacier in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau A. Cui et al.
- Preservation of chemical and isotopic signatures within the Weißseespitze millennial old ice cap (Eastern Alps), despite the ongoing ice loss A. Spagnesi et al.
- Rapid vegetation responses over the last seven decades revealed by an alpine ice core and land-cover patterns D. Festi et al.
- Use of excess meltwater from continuous flow analysis systems for the analysis of low concentration insoluble microparticles in ice cores D. Tetzner et al.
- Reconstruction of mass balance and firn stratigraphy during the 1996–2011 warm period at high altitude on Mount Ortles, Eastern Alps: a comparison of modelled and ice core results L. Carturan et al.
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Short summary
In our study we dated a 46 m deep ice core retrieved from the Adamello glacier (Central Italian Alps). We obtained a timescale combining the results of radionuclides 210Pb and 137Cs with annual layer counting derived from pollen and refractory black carbon concentrations. Our results indicate that the surface of the glacier is older than the drilling date of 2016 by about 20 years, therefore revealing that the glacier is at high risk of collapsing under current climate warming conditions.
In our study we dated a 46 m deep ice core retrieved from the Adamello glacier (Central Italian...
