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Determining Patterns Of Abrupt Climate Change During The Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition (Lgit) In The Southern Hemisphere, Marcus J. Vandergoes, Ann Dieffenbacher-Krall

University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports

This proposal will fund the development of a continuous, isotopically-dated paleochironomid and pollen record of deglacial climate fluctuations from lake sediments located in climatically sensitive sites along the Southern Alps, New Zealand. Detailed investigations will be carried out for the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition (LGIT) at Boundary Stream Tarn, Quagmire Tarn, and Kettlehole Bog to establish the sequence of deglacial climate events and to facilitate comparisons with other well-dated northern and southern records.

The primary scientific objectives of the project are to determine: 1) the pattern and magnitude of past climate change; 2) whether changes recorded show an in-phase or out-of-phase …