Calibrations between sodium （Na^＋） concentrations from a Mt. Logan ice core and sea level pressure （SLP） series show that Na^＋ concentrations are closely correlated with the autumn-time （September-October-Novem...Calibrations between sodium （Na^＋） concentrations from a Mt. Logan ice core and sea level pressure （SLP） series show that Na^＋ concentrations are closely correlated with the autumn-time （September-October-November） Aleutian low （AleuLow）. A deepening of the AleuLow strengthens the transport of sea-salt aerosols from the North Pacific to the Mt. Logan region. The Mt. Logan Na^＋ record is used to develop a 292 a （1688-1979） reconstruction of the AleuLow revealing a dramatic intensification of atmospheric circulation over the North Pacific region since the 20th century. Mean SLP of the AleuLow was about 1 hPa lower during the 20th century than during prior periods. The strongest deepening of the AleuLow appeared in the 1950s. Significant correlations are also found between the Mt. Logan AleuLow proxy series and the Pacific decadal oscillation （PDO） and Pacific circulation （PC） index during the 20th century. Evolutionary spectral analysis of the proxy record shows significant periodicities from 15 to 30 a consistent with PDO fluctuations and the bidecadal oscillation of North Pacific atmosphere-ocean circulation. A period of 11 a in the AleuLow record may be associated with the Schwabe 11-a cycle of sunspot activity. Additional longer ice core records from this region will aid in the efforts to further understand the climatic change over the North Pacific region.展开更多
GREENHOUSE gases such as CH<sub>4</sub> in the ancient atmospheric concentration can be reconstructed by extracting and analyzing the gases trapped in polar ice core bubbles. It is a new attempt to extract...GREENHOUSE gases such as CH<sub>4</sub> in the ancient atmospheric concentration can be reconstructed by extracting and analyzing the gases trapped in polar ice core bubbles. It is a new attempt to extract and analyze the CH<sub>4</sub> concentration in Dunde ice core for the study of mountain glacier. Samples were taken from the about 140-m ice core drilled in 1987 in Dunde ice cap in Qilian Mountain. The ice core has been well preserved in cold room. 12 samples were taken from the upper 95 m, and cut to 15 cm in length and 5cm in diameter. CH<sub>4</sub> concentrations were measured in CNRS Laboratory of Glaciology, Grenoble, France.展开更多
基金This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.40401054the Talent Project and Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences under contract Nos KZCX3-SW-339 and KZCX1-10-09the US National Science Foundation under contract No.ATM0139491.
文摘Calibrations between sodium （Na^＋） concentrations from a Mt. Logan ice core and sea level pressure （SLP） series show that Na^＋ concentrations are closely correlated with the autumn-time （September-October-November） Aleutian low （AleuLow）. A deepening of the AleuLow strengthens the transport of sea-salt aerosols from the North Pacific to the Mt. Logan region. The Mt. Logan Na^＋ record is used to develop a 292 a （1688-1979） reconstruction of the AleuLow revealing a dramatic intensification of atmospheric circulation over the North Pacific region since the 20th century. Mean SLP of the AleuLow was about 1 hPa lower during the 20th century than during prior periods. The strongest deepening of the AleuLow appeared in the 1950s. Significant correlations are also found between the Mt. Logan AleuLow proxy series and the Pacific decadal oscillation （PDO） and Pacific circulation （PC） index during the 20th century. Evolutionary spectral analysis of the proxy record shows significant periodicities from 15 to 30 a consistent with PDO fluctuations and the bidecadal oscillation of North Pacific atmosphere-ocean circulation. A period of 11 a in the AleuLow record may be associated with the Schwabe 11-a cycle of sunspot activity. Additional longer ice core records from this region will aid in the efforts to further understand the climatic change over the North Pacific region.
文摘GREENHOUSE gases such as CH<sub>4</sub> in the ancient atmospheric concentration can be reconstructed by extracting and analyzing the gases trapped in polar ice core bubbles. It is a new attempt to extract and analyze the CH<sub>4</sub> concentration in Dunde ice core for the study of mountain glacier. Samples were taken from the about 140-m ice core drilled in 1987 in Dunde ice cap in Qilian Mountain. The ice core has been well preserved in cold room. 12 samples were taken from the upper 95 m, and cut to 15 cm in length and 5cm in diameter. CH<sub>4</sub> concentrations were measured in CNRS Laboratory of Glaciology, Grenoble, France.
