Articles | Volume 16, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-4757-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-4757-2016
Research article
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18 Apr 2016
Research article |  | 18 Apr 2016

Precipitation and synoptic regime in two extreme years 2009 and 2010 at Dome C, Antarctica – implications for ice core interpretation

Elisabeth Schlosser, Barbara Stenni, Mauro Valt, Anselmo Cagnati, Jordan G. Powers, Kevin W. Manning, Marilyn Raphael, and Michael G. Duda

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AR by Elisabeth Schlosser on behalf of the Authors (10 Feb 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (22 Feb 2016) by Heini Wernli
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 Mar 2016)
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (17 Mar 2016) by Heini Wernli
AR by Elisabeth Schlosser on behalf of the Authors (23 Mar 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (06 Apr 2016) by Heini Wernli
AR by Elisabeth Schlosser on behalf of the Authors (07 Apr 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Striking differences in the atmospheric flow and thus weather conditions in 2009 and 2010 at the Antarctic deep ice core drilling site Dome C were investigated using a mesoscale atmospheric model and precipitation measurements, and implications for interpretation of ice cores are discussed. Stable isotope ratios are commonly used to derive paleotemperatures and are strongly influenced by the prevailing atmospheric flow regime, namely a strong zonal flow or a highly meriodional flow.
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