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- noun Plural form of
varve .
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Given the apparent periodicity, I’d want to explore the set of possible periodic processes or interactions of them which the varves might be a proxy for.
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This would cause an apparent thinning in the varves in the past and might explain the thinnest are the oldest with an upward drift to the MWP.
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Thicker varves would seem to be a logical result during periods of glacial advance and maximum glacial extent.
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A look at the I section, added to the 1642 to 1850est time period shows substantially thicker varves Fig 5.
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I have looked at the correlation of the varves with the local temperature records Yakutat, etc. listed above.
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Some techniques, especially tree rings, varves and ice cores, seemed to offer transcending measures and were eagerly taken up.
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The dominant ones were tree rings, and ice cores, but others like varves, pollen, lichens, historic soil temperatures, sea level (eustasy), land levels (isostasy) require similar audits.
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Hurst discussed Nile River levels; Mandelbrot and Wallis discussed tree rings, varves, etc.
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Full field day yesterday in Glacial- we went out looking at varves and deposits in a proglacial lake system, which was pretty interesting, and helped take my mind off of things.
Archive 2005-10-01 Andrew 2005
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