A 220 kyr record of Pb isotopes at Dome C Antarctica from analyses of the EPICA ice core
dc.contributor.author | Vallelonga, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Gabrielli, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rosman, Kevin | |
dc.contributor.author | Barbante, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Boutron, C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T12:31:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T12:31:56Z | |
dc.date.created | 2009-03-05T00:55:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vallelonga, P. and Gabrielli, P. and Rosman, K. J. R. and Barbante, C. and Boutron, C. F. 2005. A 220 kyr record of Pb isotopes at Dome C Antarctica from analyses of the EPICA ice core. Geophysical Research Letters. 32 (1). | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22539 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1029/2004GL021449 | |
dc.description.abstract |
[1] Pb isotopic compositions and Pb and Ba concentrations are reported in EPICA Dome C ice core samples dating to 220 kyr BP, indicating that Pb isotopic compositions in Antarctic ice vary with changing climate. 206Pb/207Pb ratios decrease during glacial periods, with the lowest values occurring during colder climatic periods (stages 2, 4 and 6) and the Holocene. Low Pb concentrations (<1 pg/g) were found during the Holocene and the last interglacial (climate stage 5.5) while higher Pb concentrations (>10 pg/g) were found during cold climatic periods. Ba, a proxy for mineral dust, was used to determine that dust usually accounts for ~ 70% of Pb in Dome C ice, while the remaining ~ 30% was attributed to volcanic emissions. Pb isotopic compositions at Dome C differ from those reported in pre-industrial ice from other Antarctic locations, due to greater proportions of dust Pb at Dome C. | |
dc.publisher | American Geophysical Union AGU | |
dc.title | A 220 kyr record of Pb isotopes at Dome C Antarctica from analyses of the EPICA ice core | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 32 | |
dcterms.source.number | 1 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 00948276 | |
dcterms.source.title | Geophysical Research Letters | |
curtin.note |
Accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters. Copyright © 2005. American Geophysical Union. Further reproduction or electronic distribution is not permitted. | |
curtin.department | Department of Imaging and Applied Physics | |
curtin.accessStatus | Open access | |
curtin.faculty | Department of Medical Imaging and Applied Physics | |
curtin.faculty | School of Science | |
curtin.faculty | Faculty of Science and Engineering |