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A continuous 293-year record of volcanic events in an ice core from Lambert Glacier basin, East Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2012

R.X. Li ,
C.D. Xiao ,
S.B. Sneed  and
M. Yan
R.X. Li
Affiliation:
Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
C.D. Xiao*
Affiliation:
Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, CARREERI, CAS, Lanzhou 730000, China
S.B. Sneed
Affiliation:
Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
M. Yan
Affiliation:
Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai 200136, China
*
*corresponding author: cdxiao@lzb.ac.cn
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Abstract

During the 18th Chinese National Antarctic Research Expedition (CHINARE-18, 2001–2002), a 102.18 m ice core was drilled at site LGB69 (70°50′06.6′′S, 77°04′28.9′′E, 1850 m a.s.l., accumulation rate 70 cm yr-1), located to the east of the Lambert Glacier basin. This ice core has been analysed for chemical composition. Based on the high definition of seasonal variations of major ions, the ice core was dated to cover 293 years (ad 1708–2001), with errors at the bottom end within ± 2 years. The non-sea salt SO42- time series provides a proxy for historical volcanic eruptions preserved in the core, and high non-sea salt SO42- concentrations are well correlated to some documented volcanic events, such as Tambora (ad 1815), Cosiguina (ad 1835), Krakatoa (ad 1883) and Tarawera (ad 1886).

Keywords

ice core datingnon-sea salt sulphatePrincess Elizabeth Landvolcanic activity
Type
Physical Sciences
Information
Antarctic Science , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , 24 May 2012 , pp. 293 - 298
Copyright
Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2012

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