Dating a 109.9 m ice core from Dome A (East Antarctica) with volcanic records and a firn densification model  

作　　者：LI ChuanJin XIAO CunDe HOU ShuGui REN JiaWen DING MingHu GUO Rui 

机构地区：[1]The State Key Laboratory of the Cryospheric Sciences,Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou 730000,China [2]School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences,Nanjing University,Nanjing 210093,China [3]Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences,Beijing 100081,China [4]Alashan Desert Eco-Hydrology Experimental Research Station,Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou 730000,China

出　　处：《Science China Earth Sciences》2012年第8期1280-1288,共9页中国科学（地球科学英文版）

基　　金：supported by National Natural Scientific Foundation of China (Grant Nos.40776002,40825017,41171052);the Hundred Talent Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences,the Polar Scientific Explore Organizing Committee Foundation (Grant Nos. 20080202,0852H71001);State Oceanic Administration of People’s Republic of China Project on Climate in Polar Regions (Grant Nos.CHINARE2012-04-04 and CHINARE2012- 02-02)

摘　　要：A 109.9 m ice core was extracted at a location about 300 m away from the Dome A summit （80°00′S, 77°21″E） by the Chinese team of the International Trans-Antarctic Science Expedition （ITASE） during the 21st Chinese National Antarctica Research Expedition （CHINARE） in January 2005. Two independent methods were used for dating the ice core, volcanic event markers shown by prominent non-sea-salt sulfate （nss-SO4^2-） and the Herron and Langway （H-L） firn densification model. Six promi- nent volcanic events （Agung 1963 AD, Tambora 1815 AD, Kuwae 1453 AD, Unknown 1259 AD, Taupo 186 AD and Pinatubo 1050 BC） were identified by comparison with other Antarctic ice cores. Based on the mean accumulation rates be- tween adjacent events, we estimate the age at the tim pore close-off depth （102 m） was 3516±100 a BP. This is the oldest close-off age ever reported from the Antarctic and the Greenland ice sheets. Calculations using the H-L model show that the age at the same depth is 3581±100 a BP. The two dating techniques differ by 65 years, or -1.8% of the record. We calculated the bottom age of the ice core as 4009±150 a BP using the volcanic dating method and 4115±150 a BP using the H-L model method.A 109.9 m ice core was extracted at a location about 300 m away from the Dome A summit(80°00′S,77°21″E) by the Chinese team of the International Trans-Antarctic Science Expedition(ITASE) during the 21st Chinese National Antarctica Research Expedition(CHINARE) in January 2005.Two independent methods were used for dating the ice core,volcanic event markers shown by prominent non-sea-salt sulfate(nss-SO42) and the Herron and Langway(H-L) firn densification model.Six promi-nent volcanic events(Agung 1963 AD,Tambora 1815 AD,Kuwae 1453 AD,Unknown 1259 AD,Taupo 186 AD and Pinatubo 1050 BC) were identified by comparison with other Antarctic ice cores.Based on the mean accumulation rates be-tween adjacent events,we estimate the age at the firn pore close-off depth(102 m) was 3516±100 a BP.This is the oldest close-off age ever reported from the Antarctic and the Greenland ice sheets.Calculations using the H-L model show that the age at the same depth is 3581±100 a BP.The two dating techniques differ by 65 years,or～1.8% of the record.We calculated the bottom age of the ice core as 4009±150 a BP using the volcanic dating method and 4115±150 a BP using the H-L model method.

关 键 词：Eastern Antarctic ice sheet Dome A volcanic events ice core dating 

分 类 号：P941.61[天文地球—自然地理学] P588.14