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Bertler, Nancy A; Naish, Tim R; Oerter, Hans; Kipfstuhl, Sepp; Barrett, Peter J; Mayewski, Paul Andrew; Kreutz, Karl (2006): Stable oxygen isotopes of Antarctic snow pits. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.760783, Supplement to: Bertler, NA et al. (2006): The Effects of joint ENSO – Antarctic Oscillation Forcing on the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 18(4), 507-514, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102006000551

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Abstract:
Stable oxygen analyses and snow accumulation rates from snow pits sampled in the McMurdo Dry Valleys have been used to reconstruct variations in summer temperature and moisture availability over the last four decades. The temperature data show a common interannual variability, with strong regional warmings occurring especially in 1984/85, 1995/96 and 1990/91 and profound coolings during 1977/78, 1983/84, 1988/89, 1993/94, and 1996/97. Annual snow accumulation shows a larger variance between sites, but the early 1970s, 1984, 1997, and to a lesser degree 1990/91 are characterized overall by wetter conditions, while the early and late 1980s show low snow accumulation values. Comparison of the reconstructed and measured summer temperatures with the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and the Antarctic Oscillation (AAO) yield statistically significant correlations, which improve when phase-relationships are considered. A distinct change in the phase relationship of the correlation is observed, with the SOI-AAO leading over the temperature records by one year before, and lagging by one year after 1988. These results suggest that over the last two decades summer temperatures are influenced by opposing El Niño Southern Oscillation and AAO forcings and support previous studies that identified a change in the Tropical-Antarctic teleconnection between the 1980s and 1990s.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -77.323945 * Median Longitude: 162.036590 * South-bound Latitude: -77.351530 * West-bound Longitude: 159.870430 * North-bound Latitude: -77.266670 * East-bound Longitude: 163.250000
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Baldwin_Valley_Glacier (BVG) * Latitude: -77.330600 * Longitude: 162.533650 * Elevation: 1100.0 m * Recovery: 4.2 m * Location: McMurdo Dry Valleys, southern Victorica Land, Antarctica * Campaign: NewZealand_Antarctic_Expedition * Basis: Scott Base * Method/Device: Snow pit (SNOWPIT)
Polar_Plateau (PP) * Latitude: -77.351530 * Longitude: 159.870430 * Elevation: 2400.0 m * Recovery: 1.8 m * Location: McMurdo Dry Valleys, southern Victorica Land, Antarctica * Campaign: NewZealand_Antarctic_Expedition * Basis: Scott Base * Method/Device: Snow pit (SNOWPIT)
Victoria_Lower_Glacier (VLG_II) * Latitude: -77.346980 * Longitude: 162.492280 * Elevation: 550.0 m * Recovery: 0.9 m * Location: McMurdo Dry Valleys, southern Victorica Land, Antarctica * Campaign: NewZealand_Antarctic_Expedition * Basis: Scott Base * Method/Device: Snow pit (SNOWPIT)
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