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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-1315-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-1315-2021
Research article
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21 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 21 Jun 2021

Optimizing sampling strategies in high-resolution paleoclimate records

Niels J. de Winter, Tobias Agterhuis, and Martin Ziegler

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Climate researchers often need to compromise in their sampling between increasing the number of measurements to obtain higher time resolution and combining measurements to improve the reliability of climate reconstructions. In this study, we test several methods for achieving the optimal balance between these competing interests by simulating seasonality reconstructions using stable and clumped isotopes. Our results inform sampling strategies for climate reconstructions in general.