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Early Holocene ice on the Begguya plateau (Mt. Hunter, Alaska) revealed by ice core 14C age constraints
Ling Fang
Laboratory for Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
present address: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and
Environmental Carrying Capacity, Urban and Environmental Sciences
Department, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
Laboratory for Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern,
3012 Bern, Switzerland
Dominic Winski
Climate Change Institute and School of Earth and Climate Science,
University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Karl Kreutz
Climate Change Institute and School of Earth and Climate Science,
University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Hanna L. Brooks
Climate Change Institute and School of Earth and Climate Science,
University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Emma Erwin
Climate Change Institute and School of Earth and Climate Science,
University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Erich Osterberg
Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
Seth Campbell
Climate Change Institute and School of Earth and Climate Science,
University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Cameron Wake
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New
Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
Margit Schwikowski
Laboratory for Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute,
5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012
Bern, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern,
3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Short summary
Understanding the behavior of ocean–atmosphere teleconnections in the North Pacific during warm intervals can aid in predicting future warming scenarios. However, majority ice core records from Alaska–Yukon region only provide data for the last few centuries. This study introduces a continuous chronology for Denali ice core from Begguya, Alaska, using multiple dating methods. The early-Holocene-origin Denali ice core will facilitate future investigations of hydroclimate in the North Pacific.
Understanding the behavior of ocean–atmosphere teleconnections in the North Pacific during warm...
