Spatial and temporal oxygen isotope variability in northern Greenland –  implications for a new climate record over the past millennium

Weißbach, S.; Wegner, A.; Opel, T.; Oerter, H.; Vinther, B. M.; Kipfstuhl, S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-171-2016

Articles | Volume 12, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-171-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-171-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 2

Research article

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03 Feb 2016

Research article |

| 03 Feb 2016

Spatial and temporal oxygen isotope variability in northern Greenland – implications for a new climate record over the past millennium

S. Weißbach, A. Wegner, T. Opel, H. Oerter, B. M. Vinther, and S. Kipfstuhl

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RC C1053: 'Review of Spatial and temporal oxygen isotope variability in northern Greenland by Weissbach et al. submitted for publication in Climate of the Past.', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Jul 2015
RC C1147: 'Review of Weissback et al paper', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Jul 2015
AC C1643: 'replies to the referees', Stefanie Weißbach, 14 Sep 2015
EC C1900: 'editor decision', Valérie Masson-Delmotte, 05 Oct 2015
- AC C1906: 'revised manuscript', Stefanie Weißbach, 05 Oct 2015
EC C1901: 'editor decision', Valérie Masson-Delmotte, 05 Oct 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (06 Oct 2015) by Valérie Masson-Delmotte

AR by Stefanie Weißbach on behalf of the Authors (07 Oct 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Oct 2015) by Valérie Masson-Delmotte

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (18 Nov 2015)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (01 Dec 2015)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (19 Jan 2016) by Valérie Masson-Delmotte

AR by Stefanie Weißbach on behalf of the Authors (19 Jan 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

Based on a set of 12 intermediate deep ice cores, covering an area of about 200 000 km², we studied the spatial and temporal d18O patterns of northern Greenland over the past millennium and found a strong east-west gradient related to the main ice divide. A stacked record with significantly reduced noise revealed distinct climate variations with a pronounced Little Ice Age and distinct warm events such as the Medieval Climate Anomaly, around AD 1420 and in the 20th century.