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Research article
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20 Aug 2015
Research article |
| 20 Aug 2015
Estimation and calibration of the water isotope differential diffusion length in ice core records
G. van der Wel
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Climate and Environmental Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
H. Fischer
Climate and Environmental Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
H. Oerter
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, Germany
H. A. J. Meijer
Center for Isotope Research, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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14 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Continuous-Flow Analysis of δ17O, δ18O, and δD of H2O on an Ice Core from the South Pole E. Steig et al. 10.3389/feart.2021.640292
- Forward modeling of δ18O in Andean ice cores J. Hurley et al. 10.1002/2016GL070150
- Reconstruction of Temperature, Accumulation Rate, and Layer Thinning From an Ice Core at South Pole, Using a Statistical Inverse Method E. Kahle et al. 10.1029/2020JD033300
- A Generalized Approach to Estimating Diffusion Length of Stable Water Isotopes From Ice‐Core Data E. Kahle et al. 10.1029/2018JF004764
- Acquisition of Post-Depositional Effects on Stable Isotopes (δ18O and δD) of Snow and Firn at Dome A, East Antarctica T. Ma et al. 10.3390/w12061707
- Experimental observation of transient <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O interaction between snow and advective airflow under various temperature gradient conditions P. Ebner et al. 10.5194/tc-11-1733-2017
- On the similarity and apparent cycles of isotopic variations in East Antarctic snow pits T. Laepple et al. 10.5194/tc-12-169-2018
- What climate signal is contained in decadal- to centennial-scale isotope variations from Antarctic ice cores? T. Münch & T. Laepple 10.5194/cp-14-2053-2018
- Regional climate signal vs. local noise: a two-dimensional view of water isotopes in Antarctic firn at Kohnen Station, Dronning Maud Land T. Münch et al. 10.5194/cp-12-1565-2016
- Novel approach to estimate the water isotope diffusion length in deep ice cores with an application to Marine Isotope Stage 19 in the Dome C ice core F. Shaw et al. 10.5194/tc-18-3685-2024
- A stable isotope toolbox for water and inorganic carbon cycle studies C. Hillaire-Marcel et al. 10.1038/s43017-021-00209-0
- Challenges associated with the climatic interpretation of water stable isotope records from a highly resolved firn core from Adélie Land, coastal Antarctica S. Goursaud et al. 10.5194/tc-13-1297-2019
- Molecular diffusion of stable water isotopes in polar firn as a proxy for past temperatures C. Holme et al. 10.1016/j.gca.2018.01.015
- Stratigraphic noise and its potential drivers across the plateau of Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica N. Hirsch et al. 10.5194/tc-17-4207-2023
14 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Continuous-Flow Analysis of δ17O, δ18O, and δD of H2O on an Ice Core from the South Pole E. Steig et al. 10.3389/feart.2021.640292
- Forward modeling of δ18O in Andean ice cores J. Hurley et al. 10.1002/2016GL070150
- Reconstruction of Temperature, Accumulation Rate, and Layer Thinning From an Ice Core at South Pole, Using a Statistical Inverse Method E. Kahle et al. 10.1029/2020JD033300
- A Generalized Approach to Estimating Diffusion Length of Stable Water Isotopes From Ice‐Core Data E. Kahle et al. 10.1029/2018JF004764
- Acquisition of Post-Depositional Effects on Stable Isotopes (δ18O and δD) of Snow and Firn at Dome A, East Antarctica T. Ma et al. 10.3390/w12061707
- Experimental observation of transient <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O interaction between snow and advective airflow under various temperature gradient conditions P. Ebner et al. 10.5194/tc-11-1733-2017
- On the similarity and apparent cycles of isotopic variations in East Antarctic snow pits T. Laepple et al. 10.5194/tc-12-169-2018
- What climate signal is contained in decadal- to centennial-scale isotope variations from Antarctic ice cores? T. Münch & T. Laepple 10.5194/cp-14-2053-2018
- Regional climate signal vs. local noise: a two-dimensional view of water isotopes in Antarctic firn at Kohnen Station, Dronning Maud Land T. Münch et al. 10.5194/cp-12-1565-2016
- Novel approach to estimate the water isotope diffusion length in deep ice cores with an application to Marine Isotope Stage 19 in the Dome C ice core F. Shaw et al. 10.5194/tc-18-3685-2024
- A stable isotope toolbox for water and inorganic carbon cycle studies C. Hillaire-Marcel et al. 10.1038/s43017-021-00209-0
- Challenges associated with the climatic interpretation of water stable isotope records from a highly resolved firn core from Adélie Land, coastal Antarctica S. Goursaud et al. 10.5194/tc-13-1297-2019
- Molecular diffusion of stable water isotopes in polar firn as a proxy for past temperatures C. Holme et al. 10.1016/j.gca.2018.01.015
- Stratigraphic noise and its potential drivers across the plateau of Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica N. Hirsch et al. 10.5194/tc-17-4207-2023
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Short summary
The diffusion of the stable water isotope signal during firnification of snow is a temperature-dependent process. Therefore, past local temperatures can be derived from the differential diffusion length. In this paper we develop a new method for determining this quantity and compare it with the existing method. Both methods are applied to a large number of synthetic data sets to assess the precision and accuracy of the reconstruction and to a section of the Antarctic EDML ice core record.
The diffusion of the stable water isotope signal during firnification of snow is a...
