Extending the Vostok ice-core record of palaeoclimate to the penultimate glacial period

Ice cores drilled at Vostok in East Antarctica provide a record of past temperature, dust accumulation and air composition. A new core from the site extends the record back a further 55,000 years so that the Vostok record now covers two complete glacial-interglacial cycles.

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Published in:	Nature (London) Vol. 364; no. 6436; pp. 407 - 412
Main Authors:	Jouzel, J, Barkov, N. I, Barnola, J. M, Bender, M, Chappellaz, J, Genthon, C, Kotlyakov, V. M, Lipenkov, V, Lorius, C, Petit, J. R, Raynaud, D, Raisbeck, G, Ritz, C, Sowers, T, Stievenard, M, Yiou, F, Yiou, P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing 29-07-1993 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	Climate Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Geological time Glaciers Isotope geochemistry Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology Marine and continental quaternary Ocean, Atmosphere Paleoclimate Sciences of the Universe Surficial geology Indian Ocean polar regions Antarctica PS, Antarctica Antarctica, East Antarctica, Vostok Stn carbon dioxide stable isotopes O-18/O-16 Quaternary paleoclimatology ice cores deuterium middle Pleistocene methane temperature Be-10 glacial periods
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Summary:	Ice cores drilled at Vostok in East Antarctica provide a record of past temperature, dust accumulation and air composition. A new core from the site extends the record back a further 55,000 years so that the Vostok record now covers two complete glacial-interglacial cycles.
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ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/364407a0