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Scientific paper
May 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007georl..3409504l&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 34, Issue 9, CiteID L09504
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Cryosphere: Ice Cores (4932), Paleoceanography: Ice Cores (0724), Paleoceanography: Palynology, Atmospheric Processes: Climate Change And Variability (1616, 1635, 3309, 4215, 4513), Atmospheric Processes: Paleoclimatology (0473, 4900)
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An annually resolved pollen record spanning a 39-year period (1958-1996) from the Sajama Ice Cap, located on the western Bolivian Altiplano, reveals significant interannual variations in both pollen concentration and composition. The pollen assemblages within the annual layers are dominated by typical Altiplano taxa, especially Poaceae and Asteraceae. On an annual basis the pollen concentrations are strongly negatively correlated (Pearson's r = -0.716) with the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI). Studies from Sajama and other tropical ice caps have shown that during El Niño years, the weather on the Altiplano is decidedly warmer and drier, which enhances ablation on tropical ice caps through increased sublimation. This process results in the concentration of pollen within an annual layer, and thus provides a mechanism to reconstruct past El Niño events, so long as annual resolution is obtainable within the ice core.
Liu Kam-Biu
Reese Carl A.
Thompson Lonnie G.
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