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Post-depositional modification on seasonal-to-interannual timescales alters the deuterium-excess signals in summer snow layers in Greenland
Earth and Space Research, Seattle, USA
Geophysical Institute and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Hans Christian Steen-Larsen
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Geophysical Institute and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Sonja Wahl
Geophysical Institute and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Anne-Katrine Faber
Geophysical Institute and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Melanie Behrens
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Research Unit Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany
Tyler R. Jones
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Arny Sveinbjornsdottir
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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Short summary
A polar snow isotope dataset from northeast Greenland shows that snow changes isotopically after deposition. Summer snow sometimes enriches in oxygen-18, making it seem warmer than it actually was when the snow fell. Deuterium excess sometimes changes after deposition, making the snow seem to come from warmer, closer, or more humid places. After a year of aging, deuterium excess of summer snow layers always increases. Reinterpretation of deuterium excess used in climate models is necessary.
A polar snow isotope dataset from northeast Greenland shows that snow changes isotopically after...
