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Hydroclimate Evolution Along Chile Over the Last 20 000 Years: insights from Leaf-Wax Hydrogen Isotope Records
Charlotte Läuchli
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Institute of Geological Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 12249, Germany
Nestor Gaviria-Lugo
Earth Surface Geochemistry, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Anne Bernhardt
Institute of Geological Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, 12249, Germany
Hella Wittmann
Earth Surface Geochemistry, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Patrick J. Frings
Earth Surface Geochemistry, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Mahyar Mohtadi
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, 28359, Germany
Andreas Lückge
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hannover, 30655, Germany
Dirk Sachse
Geomorphology, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, 14473, Germany
Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 10099, Germany
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Short summary
Large-scale atmospheric pathways connecting climate across latitudes are poorly documented in the past. Using a high-resolution spatial and temporal reconstruction of the evolution of the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies since the Last Glacial Maximum and comparing it with the evolution of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, we identified the dominant atmospheric pathways that shaped past South American climate.
Large-scale atmospheric pathways connecting climate across latitudes are poorly documented in...
