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George R. Hoffmann
Other affiliations: Centre national de la recherche scientifique
Bio: George R. Hoffmann is an academic researcher from College of the Holy Cross. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hormesis & Ice core. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 74 publications receiving 4349 citations. Previous affiliations of George R. Hoffmann include Centre national de la recherche scientifique.
Topics: Hormesis, Ice core, Frameshift mutation, Ice sheet, Micronucleus test
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TL;DR: In this paper, a glacial climate record derived from an ice core from Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, which represents South Atlantic climate at a resolution comparable with the Greenland ice core records was presented.
Abstract: Precise knowledge of the phase relationship between climate changes in the two hemispheres is a key for understanding the Earth's climate dynamics. For the last glacial period, ice core studies1, 2 have revealed strong coupling of the largest millennial-scale warm events in Antarctica with the longest Dansgaard–Oeschger events in Greenland3, 4, 5 through the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation6, 7, 8. It has been unclear, however, whether the shorter Dansgaard–Oeschger events have counterparts in the shorter and less prominent Antarctic temperature variations, and whether these events are linked by the same mechanism. Here we present a glacial climate record derived from an ice core from Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, which represents South Atlantic climate at a resolution comparable with the Greenland ice core records. After methane synchronization with an ice core from North Greenland9, the oxygen isotope record from the Dronning Maud Land ice core shows a one-to-one coupling between all Antarctic warm events and Greenland Dansgaard–Oeschger events by the bipolar seesaw6. The amplitude of the Antarctic warm events is found to be linearly dependent on the duration of the concurrent stadial in the North, suggesting that they all result from a similar reduction in the meridional overturning circulation.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst1, University of Toledo2, Miami University3, Food and Drug Administration4, Yale University5, University of Louisville6, University of Western Ontario7, Taipei Medical University8, University of Rochester9, University of South Florida10, Eli Lilly and Company11, United States Department of Agriculture12, University of Düsseldorf13, Harvard University14, College of the Holy Cross15, University of Colorado Boulder16, Michigan State University17, Indiana University18, Jilin University19, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio20, University of Louisiana at Monroe21, McMaster University22, RTI International23, University of Florida24, Kansas State University25, University of California, Irvine26, University of Michigan27, Aarhus University28, North Carolina State University29, Stanford University30, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute31, University of Wyoming32, University of Tasmania33, Binghamton University34, New York Medical College35, National Institutes of Health36
TL;DR: This article offers a set of recommendations that scientists believe can achieve greater conceptual harmony in dose-response terminology, as well as better understanding and communication across the broad spectrum of biological disciplines.
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Centre national de la recherche scientifique1, Chinese Academy of Sciences2, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute3, Instituto Antártico Argentino4, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul5, Ohio State University6, ENEA7, Joseph Fourier University8, University of Trieste9, Norwegian Polar Institute10, Hebrew University of Jerusalem11, Utrecht University12, Autonomous University of Madrid13, Australian Antarctic Division14, National Institute of Polar Research15, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences16, Goddard Institute for Space Studies17, University of Innsbruck18, University of Washington19
TL;DR: In this article, a database of surface Antarctic snow isotopic composition is constructed using available measurements, with an estimate of data quality and local variability, and the capacity of theoretical isotopic, regional, and general circulation atmospheric models to reproduce the observed features and assess the role of moisture advection in spatial deuterium excess fluctuations.
Abstract: A database of surface Antarctic snow isotopic composition is constructed using available measurements, with an estimate of data quality and local variability. Although more than 1000 locations are documented, the spatial coverage remains uneven with a majority of sites located in specific areas of East Antarctica. The database is used to analyze the spatial variations in snow isotopic composition with respect to geographical characteristics (elevation, distance to the coast) and climatic features (temperature, accumulation) and with a focus on deuterium excess. The capacity of theoretical isotopic, regional, and general circulation atmospheric models (including “isotopic” models) to reproduce the observed features and assess the role of moisture advection in spatial deuterium excess fluctuations is analyzed.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors point out that the conventional interpretation of ice core deuterium and oxygen 18 isotope profiles based on the use of present-day observations (spatial slope) underestimates glacial-interglacial surface temperature changes in Central Greenland by up to a factor of two.
Abstract: [1] The conventional interpretation of ice core deuterium and oxygen 18 isotope profiles based on the use of present-day observations (spatial slope) underestimates glacialinterglacial surface temperature changes in Central Greenland by up to a factor of two. This likely results from changes in the seasonality of the precipitation due to the particular location of the Greenland ice sheet next to the highly variable northern polar front. In this regard the situation is much simpler for central Antarctica and this should be reflected in the temperature interpretation of ice core isotopic records. With this in mind, we closely examine all relevant information, focusing on the East Antarctic Plateau where both model and empirical isotope-temperature estimates are available. We point to the fact that correctly accounting for the influence of ocean isotopic change is important when interpreting deuterium profiles from ice cores in this region. The evidence presently available indicates that, unlike for Greenland, the present-day spatial-slope can probably be taken as a surrogate of the temporal slope to interpret glacial-interglacial isotopic changes at sites such as Vostok and EPICA Dome C. Corresponding temperature changes are within � 10% to +30% of those obtained from the conventional interpretation based on the use of the spatial slope. INDEX TERMS: 1040 Geochemistry: Isotopic composition/ chemistry; 1827 Hydrology: Glaciology (1863); 3344 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Paleoclimatology; 9310 Information Related to Geographic Region: Antarctica; KEYWORDS: water isotopes, temperature estimate, Antarctica, deuterium, oxygen 18
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TL;DR: In this paper, the results obtained using the isotopic version of the NASA/GISS Atmospheric General Circulation Model (AGCM) fitted with isotope tracer diagnostics were compared with two different isotopic AGCMs and examined, with a more global perspective, the equivalence of the spatial and temporal isotope-temperature relationship.
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TL;DR: The recent completion of drilling at Vostok station in East Antarctica has allowed the extension of the ice record of atmospheric composition and climate to the past four glacial-interglacial cycles.
Abstract: The recent completion of drilling at Vostok station in East Antarctica has allowed the extension of the ice record of atmospheric composition and climate to the past four glacial–interglacial cycles. The succession of changes through each climate cycle and termination was similar, and atmospheric and climate properties oscillated between stable bounds. Interglacial periods differed in temporal evolution and duration. Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane correlate well with Antarctic air-temperature throughout the record. Present-day atmospheric burdens of these two important greenhouse gases seem to have been unprecedented during the past 420,000 years.
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TL;DR: The recent completion of drilling at Vostok station in East Antarctica has allowed the extension of the ice record of atmospheric composition and climate to the past four glacial-interglacial cycles as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The recent completion of drilling at Vostok station in East Antarctica has allowed the extension of the ice record of atmospheric composition and climate to the past four glacial–interglacial cycles. The succession of changes through each climate cycle and termination was similar, and atmospheric and climate properties oscillated between stable bounds. Interglacial periods differed in temporal evolution and duration. Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane correlate well with Antarctic air-temperature throughout the record. Present-day atmospheric burdens of these two important greenhouse gases seem to have been unprecedented during the past 420,000 years.
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TL;DR: The responses of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres differed significantly, which reveals how the evolution of specific ice sheets affected sea level and provides insight into how insolation controlled the deglaciation.
Abstract: We used 5704 14C, 10Be, and 3He ages that span the interval from 10,000 to 50,000 years ago (10 to 50 ka) to constrain the timing of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in terms of global ice-sheet and mountain-glacier extent. Growth of the ice sheets to their maximum positions occurred between 33.0 and 26.5 ka in response to climate forcing from decreases in northern summer insolation, tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures, and atmospheric CO2. Nearly all ice sheets were at their LGM positions from 26.5 ka to 19 to 20 ka, corresponding to minima in these forcings. The onset of Northern Hemisphere deglaciation 19 to 20 ka was induced by an increase in northern summer insolation, providing the source for an abrupt rise in sea level. The onset of deglaciation of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet occurred between 14 and 15 ka, consistent with evidence that this was the primary source for an abrupt rise in sea level ~14.5 ka.
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University of Tasmania1, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution2, University of California, Santa Barbara3, Yale University4, University of São Paulo5, University of Cape Town6, South Dakota State University7, Columbia University8, California Institute of Technology9, University of Bristol10, United States Geological Survey11, University of California, Los Angeles12, University of California, Berkeley13, Monash University14, Brown University15, Ohio State University16, Royal Holloway, University of London17, University of Arizona18, VU University Amsterdam19, Arizona State University20
TL;DR: What is known and what is needed to develop a holistic understanding of the role of fire in the Earth system are reviewed, particularly in view of the pervasive impact of fires and the likelihood that they will become increasingly difficult to control as climate changes.
Abstract: Fire is a worldwide phenomenon that appears in the geological record soon after the appearance of terrestrial plants. Fire influences global ecosystem patterns and processes, including vegetation distribution and structure, the carbon cycle, and climate. Although humans and fire have always coexisted, our capacity to manage fire remains imperfect and may become more difficult in the future as climate change alters fire regimes. This risk is difficult to assess, however, because fires are still poorly represented in global models. Here, we discuss some of the most important issues involved in developing a better understanding of the role of fire in the Earth system.
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TL;DR: The recovery of a deep ice core from Dome C, Antarctica, that provides a climate record for the past 740,000 years is reported, suggesting that without human intervention, a climate similar to the present one would extend well into the future.
Abstract: The Antarctic Vostok ice core provided compelling evidence of the nature of climate, and of climate feedbacks, over the past 420,000 years. Marine records suggest that the amplitude of climate variability was smaller before that time, but such records are often poorly resolved. Moreover, it is not possible to infer the abundance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere from marine records. Here we report the recovery of a deep ice core from Dome C, Antarctica, that provides a climate record for the past 740,000 years. For the four most recent glacial cycles, the data agree well with the record from Vostok. The earlier period, between 740,000 and 430,000 years ago, was characterized by less pronounced warmth in interglacial periods in Antarctica, but a higher proportion of each cycle was spent in the warm mode. The transition from glacial to interglacial conditions about 430,000 years ago ( Termination V) resembles the transition into the present interglacial period in terms of the magnitude of change in temperatures and greenhouse gases, but there are significant differences in the patterns of change. The interglacial stage following Termination V was exceptionally long - 28,000 years compared to, for example, the 12,000 years recorded so far in the present interglacial period. Given the similarities between this earlier warm period and today, our results may imply that without human intervention, a climate similar to the present one would extend well into the future.
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