McGuire, A. orcid.org/0000-0001-6974-1171, Waajen, I.M. and Barlow, N.L.M. (2024) Advancing chronologies for Last Interglacial sequences. Journal of Quaternary Science, 39 (7). pp. 987-1010. ISSN 0267-8179
Abstract
Studies of the Last Interglacial (ca. 129 to 116 ka BP) provide an opportunity to study the impact of high-latitude warm temperatures on the Earth system. To build an accurate spatio-temporal picture of climate and environmental variability during the Last Interglacial, building robust chronologies, through which the patchwork of terrestrial, marine, and ice core archives can be correlated, is paramount. In this review, we briefly evaluate the most common approaches used to date climate and environmental archives from the Last Interglacial, as well as the chronostratigraphic tools available for direct correlation between sequences, with a focus on terrestrial archives. We then present a case study on the use of pollen biostratigraphy for correlating sequences in NW Europe, highlighting its strength as a local correlation tool, and the challenges this approach presents in comparing sequences to global records of climate and environmental change. A move towards consistently dated sequences will improve our understanding of environmental responses to Last Interglacial climate variability across different elements of the global climate system and the rates at which different elements of the climate system respond to changes in global temperatures.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Authors. Journal of Quaternary Science Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | chronology; climate; Eemian; Last Interglacial; palynology |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Earth Surface Science Institute (ESSI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 802281 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2024 16:47 |
Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2024 12:59 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/jqs.3641 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:215550 |