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Seasonal climate signals preserved in biochemical varves: insights from novel high-resolution sediment scanning techniques
Institute of Geography & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change
Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Maurycy Żarczyński
Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Wojciech Tylmann
Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Shauna-kay Rainford
Institute of Plant Sciences & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change
Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Martin Grosjean
Institute of Geography & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change
Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Short summary
High-resolution geochemical imaging techniques provide new opportunities to investigate the biogeochemical composition of sediments at micrometer scale. Here, we compare biogeochemical data from biochemical varves with meteorological data to understand how seasonal meteorological variations are recorded in varve composition. We find that these scanning techniques help to clarify climate–proxy relationships in biochemical varves and show great potential for high-resolution climate reconstruction.
High-resolution geochemical imaging techniques provide new opportunities to investigate the...