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Citation link: https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/335

Publisher DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106173
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Holocene changes in sea-ice cover and polynya formation along the eastern North Greenland shelf: New insights from biomarker records


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Authors: Syring, Nicole  
Stein, Ruediger 
Fahl, Dr., Kirsten  
Vahlenkamp, Maximilian  
Zehnich, Marc  
Spielhagen, Robert  
Niessen, Frank  
Abstract: 
Understanding the processes controlling the natural variability of sea ice in the Arctic, one of the most dynamic components of the climate system, can help to constrain the effects of future climate change in this highly sensitive area. For the first time, a high-resolution biomarker study was carried out to reconstruct past sea-ice variability off eastern North Greenland. This area is strongly influenced by cold surface waters and drift ice transported via the East Greenland Current, meltwater pulses from the outlet glaciers of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream and the build-up of landfast ice. The well-dated Holocene sedimentary section of Core PS93/025 provides insights into variations of the sea-ice conditions (regional and local sea-ice signal), oceanic and atmospheric circulation and the biotic response to these changes. These biomarker records show a reduced to variable sea-ice cover during the early Holocene between 10.2 and 9.3 ka, followed by a steady increase in sea-ice conditions during the mid Holocene. During the last 5e6 ka, sea-ice conditions remained more stable representing a seasonal to marginal sea-ice situ- ation. Based on our biomarker records, stable sea-ice edge conditions, with a fully developed polynya situation occurred since the last 1 ka.
Keywords: Sea ice; Biomarker; Northeast Water Polynya; Northeast Greenland
Issue Date: 30-Jan-2020
Journal: Quaternary Science Reviews 
Start page: 1
End page: 16
Note: 231
Type: Zeitschriftenartikel
ISSN: 0277-3791
DOI: 10.26092/elib/335
URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-elib45389
Faculty: Fachbereich 05: Geowissenschaften (FB 05) 
Institute: Alfred-Wegener Institut 
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