A new Andean deep ice core from Nevado Illimani (6350 m), Bolivia

δ<sup>18</sup>O water isotope in the <i>i</i>LOVECLIM model (version 1.0) – Part 2: Evaluation of model results against observed δ<sup>18</sup>O in water samples

“…The validity of these observed relationships at the interannual timescale would be tested by simulating long time periods and past climates such as the Last Glacial Maximum. By comparison, δ 18 O in precipitation also mainly record interannual variability of the precipitation in the tropics in LMD-z v4 GCM (Risi et al, 2010) and previous studies Ramirez et al, 2003).…”

A brief history of ice core science over the last 50 yr

“…Several tropical ice cores have been obtained that reached back the Last Glacial period, either in the Himalayas, Dunde (Thompson et al, 1989) and Guliya (Thompson et al, 1997), or in the Andes, Huascaran (Thompson et al, 1995) and Sajama (Thompson et al, 1998). Other teams have followed on this pioneering work both in the Andes (Ramirez et al, 2003) and the Himalayas, now referred to as the Third Pole (Yao et al, 2012). Although some of these cores extend back to the Last Glacial period, their main interest is that they are excellent archives of past El Niños (Andean glaciers) and of past monsoons (Himalayan glaciers).…”

Atmospheric circulation change in the central Himalayas indicated by a high-resolution ice core deuterium excess record

“…However, only a few studies have so far addressed d from ice cores in nonpolar regions (Schotterer et al 1997, Kreutz et al 2003, Ramirez et al 2003, Aizen et al 2005, Vimeux et al 2008. Notably, a decadal resolution d profile obtained from the Dasuopu ice core from the Himalayas (Thompson et al 2000) is the single long term (AD 1000 to 2000) record for this re gion.…”