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Research article
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28 Mar 2019
Research article |
| 28 Mar 2019
| 28 Mar 2019
A Holocene black carbon ice-core record of biomass burning in the Amazon Basin from Illimani, Bolivia
Dimitri Osmont
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, 3012
Bern, Switzerland
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012
Bern, Switzerland
Michael Sigl
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, 3012
Bern, Switzerland
Anja Eichler
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, 3012
Bern, Switzerland
Theo M. Jenk
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, 3012
Bern, Switzerland
Margit Schwikowski
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, 3012
Bern, Switzerland
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, 3012
Bern, Switzerland
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Short summary
We present the first black carbon (BC) ice-core record from the Andes (Illimani, Bolivia). It spans the entire Holocene and reflects biomass burning emissions from the Amazon Basin, with high (low) concentrations during warm–dry (wet–cold) periods. The highest fire activity occurred during the Holocene Climatic Optimum (7000–3000 BCE). Recent BC levels, increasing since 1730 CE, do not exceed those of the Medieval Warm Period. The contribution from industrial and traffic emissions remains minor.
We present the first black carbon (BC) ice-core record from the Andes (Illimani, Bolivia). It...
