A REVIEW OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOUTHERN ANNULAR MODE AND ANTARCTIC ICE CORE CLIMATE RECORDS

doi:10.13679/j.jdyj.2014.2.352

Abstract

Abstract: Ice cores contain a wealth of information on climate and have many advantages over other climate proxies in the study of past atmospheric circulation. Here, we summarized the relationship between the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) and Antarctic ice core records. The SAM varied simultaneously with ice core proxies, and NO₃⁻, sea salt ions (mainly Na⁺), and water isotopes (δ¹⁸O) correlated well with the SAM index (SAMI). However, there was no significant correlation between SO₄²⁻ and methanesulfonate levels and SAMI. The accumulation rate (acc) recorded in a West Antarctic ice core implied that acc was positively correlated with SAMI. However, the relationship between ice core parameters and SAMI showed marked spatial variation.

Key words: Southern Annular Mode, Antarctic ice core, proxy

Shi Guitao, Sun Bo, Zeng Gang, Li Yuansheng, Ma Hongmei, An Chunlei, Jiang Su. A REVIEW OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOUTHERN ANNULAR MODE AND ANTARCTIC ICE CORE CLIMATE RECORDS[J]. ADVANCES IN POLAR SCIENCE, 2014, 26(3): 352-361.

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