Local artifacts in ice core methane records caused by layered bubble  trapping and in situ production: a multi-site investigation

Rhodes, Rachael H.; Faïn, Xavier; Brook, Edward J.; McConnell, Joseph R.; Maselli, Olivia J.; Sigl, Michael; Edwards, Jon; Buizert, Christo; Blunier, Thomas; Chappellaz, Jérôme; Freitag, Johannes

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1061-2016

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26 Apr 2016

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| 26 Apr 2016

Local artifacts in ice core methane records caused by layered bubble trapping and in situ production: a multi-site investigation

Rachael H. Rhodes, Xavier Faïn, Edward J. Brook, Joseph R. McConnell, Olivia J. Maselli, Michael Sigl, Jon Edwards, Christo Buizert, Thomas Blunier, Jérôme Chappellaz, and Johannes Freitag

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RC1: 'Ultra-high resolution CH4 reveals annual layers in bubble trapping', Jeff Severinghaus, 30 Jan 2016
- AC1: 'Authors reply to JS review', Rachael Rhodes, 22 Mar 2016
RC2: 'Review of Rhodes et al. Local artifacts in ice core methane records caused by layered bubble trapping and in-situ production: a multi-site investigation', David Etheridge, 29 Feb 2016
- AC2: 'Authors reply to DE review', Rachael Rhodes, 22 Mar 2016

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by Editor) (01 Apr 2016) by Tas van Ommen

AR by Rachael Rhodes on behalf of the Authors (15 Apr 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (19 Apr 2016) by Tas van Ommen

Short summary

Local artifacts in ice core methane data are superimposed on consistent records of past atmospheric variability. These artifacts are not related to past atmospheric history and care should be taken to avoid interpreting them as such. By investigating five polar ice cores from sites with different conditions, we relate isolated methane spikes to melt layers and decimetre-scale variations as "trapping signal" associated with a difference in timing of air bubble closure in adjacent firn layers.