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09 Jul 2021
Research article |
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| 09 Jul 2021
Precise timing of MIS 7 substages from the Austrian Alps
Kathleen A. Wendt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
current address: College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
Xianglei Li
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 116 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
R. Lawrence Edwards
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 116 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Hai Cheng
Institute of Global Environmental Change, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 116 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Christoph Spötl
Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Short summary
In this study, we tested the upper limits of U–Th dating precision by analyzing three stalagmites from the Austrian Alps that have high U concentrations. The composite record spans the penultimate interglacial (MIS 7) with an average 2σ age uncertainty of 400 years. This unprecedented age control allows us to constrain the timing of temperature shifts in the Alps during MIS 7 while offering new insight into millennial-scale changes in the North Atlantic leading up to Terminations III and IIIa.
In this study, we tested the upper limits of U–Th dating precision by analyzing three...
