Aromatic acids in an Arctic ice core from Svalbard: a proxy record of biomass burning

Grieman, Mackenzie M.; Aydin, Murat; Isaksson, Elisabeth; Schwikowski, Margit; Saltzman, Eric S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-637-2018

Articles | Volume 14, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-637-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-637-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 5

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23 May 2018

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Aromatic acids in an Arctic ice core from Svalbard: a proxy record of biomass burning

Mackenzie M. Grieman, Murat Aydin, Elisabeth Isaksson, Margit Schwikowski, and Eric S. Saltzman

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RC1: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Nov 2017
- AC1: 'RC1 reply', Mackenzie Grieman, 30 Jan 2018
RC2: 'Comments by Michel LEGRAND on the manuscript entitled “Methoxy aromatic acids in an Arctic ice core from Svalbard: a proxy record of biomass burning” by Mackenzie M. Grieman et al.', Legrand Michel, 05 Nov 2017
- AC2: 'RC2 reply', Mackenzie Grieman, 30 Jan 2018
RC3: 'Comment', Anonymous Referee #3, 21 Nov 2017
- AC3: 'RC3 reply', Mackenzie Grieman, 30 Jan 2018

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (14 Mar 2018) by Carlo Barbante

AR by Mackenzie Grieman on behalf of the Authors (15 Mar 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (17 Apr 2018) by Carlo Barbante

AR by Mackenzie Grieman on behalf of the Authors (24 Apr 2018)

Short summary

This study presents organic acid levels in an ice core from Svalbard over the past 800 years. These acids are produced from wildfire emissions and transported as aerosol. Organic acid levels are high early in the record and decline until the 20th century. Siberia and Europe are likely the primary source regions of the fire emissions. The data are similar to those from a Siberian ice core prior to 1400 CE. The timing of the divergence after 1400 CE is similar to a shift in North Atlantic climate.