Recent changes in north-west Greenland climate documented by NEEM shallow ice core data and simulations, and implications for past-temperature reconstructions

Masson-Delmotte, V.; Steen-Larsen, H. C.; Ortega, P.; Swingedouw, D.; Popp, T.; Vinther, B. M.; Oerter, H.; Sveinbjornsdottir, A. E.; Gudlaugsdottir, H.; Box, J. E.; Falourd, S.; Fettweis, X.; Gallée, H.; Garnier, E.; Gkinis, V.; Jouzel, J.; Landais, A.; Minster, B.; Paradis, N.; Orsi, A.; Risi, C.; Werner, M.; White, J. W. C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1481-2015

Articles | Volume 9, issue 4

The Cryosphere, 9, 1481–1504, 2015

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1481-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

The Cryosphere, 9, 1481–1504, 2015

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1481-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 4

Research article 06 Aug 2015

Research article | 06 Aug 2015

Recent changes in north-west Greenland climate documented by NEEM shallow ice core data and simulations, and implications for past-temperature reconstructions

V. Masson-Delmotte et al.

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RC C187: 'Review of Masson-Delmotte et al', Eric Wolff, 10 Mar 2015
- AC C936: 'response to reviews', Valérie Masson-Delmotte, 02 Jun 2015
RC C573: 'Review 2', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Apr 2015
- AC C938: 'response to reviews', Valérie Masson-Delmotte, 02 Jun 2015

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (23 Jun 2015) by Edward Hanna

Short summary

The deep NEEM ice core provides the oldest Greenland ice core record, enabling improved understanding of the response of ice core records to local climate. Here, we focus on shallow ice cores providing a stack record of accumulation and water-stable isotopes spanning the past centuries. For the first time, we document the ongoing warming in a Greenland ice core. By combining our data with other Greenland ice cores and model results, we characterise the spatio-temporal patterns of variability.