Journal article
Low-resolution Australasian palaeoclimate records of the last 2000 years
BC DIxon, JJ Tyler, AM Lorrey, ID Goodwin, J Gergis, RN Drysdale
Climate of the Past | COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH | Published : 2017
Abstract
Non-annually resolved palaeoclimate records in the Australasian region were compiled to facilitate investigations of decadal to centennial climate variability over the past 2000 years. A total of 675 lake and wetland, geomorphic, marine, and speleothem records were identified. The majority of records are located near population centres in southeast Australia, in New Zealand, and across the maritime continent, and there are few records from the arid regions of central and Western Australia. Each record was assessed against a set of a priori criteria based on temporal resolution, record length, dating methods, and confidence in the proxy-climate relationship over the Common Era. A subset of 22..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This is a contribution to the Past Global Changes (PAGES) 2k Network through the Aus2k working group. PAGES is supported by the US and Swiss National Science Foundations. Bronwyn C. Dixon was supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award and an Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) postgraduate award. Jonathan J. Tyler was supported by a Collaborative Research Network (CRN) fellowship and the Adelaide University Environment Institute. Andrew M. Lorrey's contribution was supported by the NIWA core-funded project "Climate Present and Past" contract CAOA1701. Joelle Gergis was funded by Australian Research Council project DE130100668. The authors wish to thank all record creators and members of the Australasian Quaternary Association who contributed data and information to this project.