Bräuning, A. (2009): <b>Climate variability of the tropical Andes since the late Pleistocene</b>. <i>Advances in Geosciences</i> <b>22</b>, 13-25.
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Title:
Climate variability of the tropical Andes since the late Pleistocene
Short Name:
climate andes pleistocene
FOR816dw ID:
688
Publication Date:
2009-06-17
License and Usage Rights:
This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Resource Owner(s):
Individual:
Achim Bräuning
Contact:
email:
achim.braeuning <at> fau.de
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Institute of Geography
Wetterkreuz 15
91058 Erlangen
Germany
Abstract:
Abstract. Available proxy records witnessing palaeoclimate<br/>
of the tropical Andes are comparably scarce. Major implications<br/>
of palaeoclimate development in the humid and arid<br/>
parts of the Andes are briefly summarized. The long-term<br/>
behaviour of ENSO has general significance for the climatic<br/>
history of the Andes due to its impact on regional circulation<br/>
patterns and precipitation regimes, therefore ENSO history<br/>
derived from non-Andean palaeo-records is highlighted.<br/>
Methodological constraints of the chronological precision<br/>
and the palaeoclimatic interpretation of records derived from<br/>
different natural archives, such as glacier sediments and ice<br/>
cores, lake sediments and palaeo-wetlands, pollen profiles<br/>
and tree rings are addressed and complementary results concerning<br/>
former climatic conditions are discussed in terms of<br/>
possible implications of former atmospheric circulation patterns<br/>
and main climatic forcing factors. During the last years,<br/>
increasing tree-ring information is getting available from the<br/>
tropical Andes, providing high-resolution climate-sensitive<br/>
records covering the past centuries for the study of climate<br/>
variability.
Literature type specific fields:
ARTICLE
Journal:
Advances in Geosciences
Volume:
22
Page Range:
13-25
Publisher:
Copernicus Publications
Metadata Provider:
Individual:
Maik Dobbermann
Contact:
email:
dobberma <at> staff.uni-marburg.de
Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing
Faculty of Geography
Deutschhausstr. 12
Philipps University of Marburg
35032 Marburg
Germany
