Formal Definition and Dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype Section and Point) for the Base of the Holocene Using the Greenland NGRIP Ice Core, and Selected Auxiliary Records. Walker, M., Johnsen, S., Rasmussen, S. O., Popp, T., Steffensen, J., Gibbard, P., Hoek, W., Lowe, J., Andrews, J., Björck, S., Cwynar, L. C., Hughen, K., Kershaw, P., Kromer, B., Litt, T., Lowe, D. J., Nakagawa, T., Newnham, R., & Schwander, J. 24(1):3–17.
Formal Definition and Dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype Section and Point) for the Base of the Holocene Using the Greenland NGRIP Ice Core, and Selected Auxiliary Records [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
The Greenland ice core from NorthGRIP (NGRIP) contains a proxy climate record across the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary of unprecedented clarity and resolution. Analysis of an array of physical and chemical parameters within the ice enables the base of the Holocene, as reflected in the first signs of climatic warming at the end of the Younger Dryas/Greenland Stadial 1 cold phase, to be located with a high degree of precision. This climatic event is most clearly reflected in an abrupt shift in deuterium excess values, accompanied by more gradual changes in delta18O, dust concentration, a range of chemical species, and annual layer thickness. A timescale based on multi-parameter annual layer counting provides an age of 11 700 calendar yr b2~k (before AD 2000) for the base of the Holocene, with a maximum counting error of 99~yr. A proposal that an archived core from this unique sequence should constitute the Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period) has been ratified by the International Union of Geological Sciences. Five auxiliary stratotypes for the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary have also been recognised. Copyright 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
@article{walkerFormalDefinitionDating2009,
  title = {Formal Definition and Dating of the {{GSSP}} ({{Global Stratotype Section}} and {{Point}}) for the Base of the {{Holocene}} Using the {{Greenland NGRIP}} Ice Core, and Selected Auxiliary Records},
  author = {Walker, Mike and Johnsen, Sigfus and Rasmussen, Sune O. and Popp, Trevor and Steffensen, Jørgen-Peder and Gibbard, Phil and Hoek, Wim and Lowe, John and Andrews, John and Björck, Svante and Cwynar, Les C. and Hughen, Konrad and Kershaw, Peter and Kromer, Bernd and Litt, Thomas and Lowe, David J. and Nakagawa, Takeshi and Newnham, Rewi and Schwander, Jakob},
  date = {2009-01},
  journaltitle = {Journal of Quaternary Science},
  volume = {24},
  pages = {3--17},
  issn = {0267-8179},
  doi = {10.1002/jqs.1227},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1227},
  abstract = {The Greenland ice core from NorthGRIP (NGRIP) contains a proxy climate record across the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary of unprecedented clarity and resolution. Analysis of an array of physical and chemical parameters within the ice enables the base of the Holocene, as reflected in the first signs of climatic warming at the end of the Younger Dryas/Greenland Stadial 1 cold phase, to be located with a high degree of precision. This climatic event is most clearly reflected in an abrupt shift in deuterium excess values, accompanied by more gradual changes in delta18O, dust concentration, a range of chemical species, and annual layer thickness. A timescale based on multi-parameter annual layer counting provides an age of 11 700 calendar yr b2~k (before AD 2000) for the base of the Holocene, with a maximum counting error of 99~yr. A proposal that an archived core from this unique sequence should constitute the Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period) has been ratified by the International Union of Geological Sciences. Five auxiliary stratotypes for the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary have also been recognised. Copyright  2008 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.},
  keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-3378571,data,data-integration,field-measurements,paleo-climate},
  number = {1}
}

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