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05 Jun 2026
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The ICDP Nam Co Drilling Project (NamCore), Tibet: a 510.2 m sedimentary record from the Third Pole
Marie-Luise Adolph
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Physical Geography, Institute for Geography and Geology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Beijing, China
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Beijing, China
Leon J. Clarke
Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
Andrew C. G. Henderson
School of Geography, Politics & Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Hendrik Vogel
Institute of Geological Sciences & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Gerhard Daut
Physical Geography, Institute of Geography, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
Peter Frenzel
General and Historical Geology, Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
Jianting Ju
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Beijing, China
Qiangqiang Kou
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Beijing, China
Dierk Michaelis
Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Olga Schmitz
General and Historical Geology, Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
Anja Schwarz
Institute of Geosystems and Bioindication, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
Volkhard Spiess
Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Arne Ulfers
Petrophysical Characterization, LIAG-Institute for Applied Geophysics, Hannover, Germany
Cidan Zhaxi
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Beijing, China
Daniel Ariztegui
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Natasha Barbolini
Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Thorsten Bauersachs
Institute of Organic Biogeochemistry in Geo-Systems, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Erwin Braun
Physical Geography, Institute for Geography and Geology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Giulia Ceriotti
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Brian Grivna
Continental Scientific Drilling Facility, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Marlene Hoehle
Paleontology, Institute for Geography and Geology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Rolf Kipfer
Department of Water Resources and Drinking Water, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Duebendorf, Switzerland
Wilhelmine Klamt
Physical Geography, Institute for Geography and Geology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Cindy Kunkel
Geomechanics and Scientific Drilling, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Aliisa Laakkonen
Institute of Geological Sciences & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Minghui Li
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Beijing, China
Qingfeng Ma
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Beijing, China
Paul Moser Röggla
Department of Water Resources and Drinking Water, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Duebendorf, Switzerland
Kaja Müller
Physical Geography, Institute for Geography and Geology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Anders Noren
Continental Scientific Drilling Facility, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Ryan O'Grady
Continental Scientific Drilling Facility, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Santiago Otero
Physical Geography, Institute for Geography and Geology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Maïlys Picard
Institute of Geological Sciences & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Anna Pint
General and Historical Geology, Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
Camille Thomas
Institute of Geological Sciences & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Jerome Van der Woerd
Institut Terre et Environnement de Strasbourg, CNRS, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Mathias Vinnepand
Petrophysical Characterization, LIAG-Institute for Applied Geophysics, Hannover, Germany
Claudia Wrozyna
Paleontology, Institute for Geography and Geology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
Christian Zeeden
Petrophysical Characterization, LIAG-Institute for Applied Geophysics, Hannover, Germany
Xinghuan Zhu
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Beijing, China
Torsten Haberzettl
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Physical Geography, Institute for Geography and Geology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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We investigate two loess–palaeosol sequences in Kashmir. Magnetic enhancement of the loess was strong during stadial phases. Besides classical magnetic enhancement, wind vigour suggests partly strong winds. Grain sizes are dominantly in the silt range and comparable to data from central Asia, which do not suggest transport over high mountain ranges as required for non-local sources in Kashmir. Therefore, we suggest that the Kashmir loess is predominantly of local origin.
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Clim. Past, 17, 1567–1586, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-1567-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-1567-2021, 2021
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This study presents a multi-proxy record from Lake Voёlvlei and provides new insights into the sea level and paleoclimate history of the past 8.5 ka at South Africa’s southern Cape coast. Our results show that sea level changes at the southern coast are in good agreement with the western coast of South Africa. In terms of climate our record provides valuable insights into changing sources of precipitation at the southern Cape coast, i.e. westerly- and easterly-derived precipitation contribution.
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Short summary
We drilled deep into sediments beneath a large lake on the Tibetan Plateau, Nam Co, to learn how climate and environments have changed over multiple ice age cycles. The recovered sediments show repeated shifts between major changes in lake conditions, water chemistry, and ecosystems. These findings help clarify how wind systems responded to natural climate cycles and improve understanding of how high mountain regions may react to future climate change and environmental stress.
We drilled deep into sediments beneath a large lake on the Tibetan Plateau, Nam Co, to learn how...
