@article {2685,
	title = {Holocene history of the Greenland Ice-Sheet margin in Northern Nunatarssuaq, Northwest Greenland},
	journal = {arktos},
	volume = {4},
	year = {2018},
	month = {Jan-12-2018},
	abstract = {Records of past Greenland Ice-Sheet (GrIS) extents are important for understanding the response of the ice sheet to climate conditions, providing a longer term perspective on present ice-margin fluctuations, and evaluating ice-sheet models. We present a record of Holocene GrIS extents in Nunatarssuaq, Northwest Greenland, based on geomorphic mapping combined with 10Be surface exposure dating of rock surfaces and 14C dating of subfossil plants. 10Be ages of boulders and bedrock exposed during deglaciation from the Last Glacial Maximum range from ~ 81 to 15 ka. The apparently old ages of some samples and scatter in the dataset indicate the presence of 10Be inherited from prior periods of exposure and suggest that overriding ice was minimally erosive. Subfossil plants exposed on a debris band in the GrIS margin date to ~ 4.7 cal ka BP and register a time when the Northwest GrIS was smaller than at present. Geomorphic evidence, including a drift sheet, grounding-line moraines, and higher levels of Nords{\o}, document an advance of the Nuna and Tunge Rampen (GrIS outlet glaciers). 14C ages of in situ subfossil plants and 10Be ages of boulders bracket this advance to ~ 3.2{\textendash}2.1 ka, a period of regional cooling. Unweathered, lichen-free drift occurs < 50 m beyond the present GrIS margin in most locations. 10Be ages of this drift are 2.2{\textendash}0.5 ka and likely contain inherited nuclides. 14C ages of in situ subfossil plants atop this drift are between cal AD ~ 1640 and 2001, suggesting recent ice-margin fluctuations.},
	issn = {2364-9453},
	doi = {10.1007/s41063-018-0044-0},
	url = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s41063-018-0044-0http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41063-018-0044-0.pdfhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41063-018-0044-0/fulltext.htmlhttp://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s41063-018-0044-0.pdf},
	author = {Farnsworth, Lauren B. and Kelly, Meredith A. and Bromley, Gordon R. M. and Axford, Yarrow and Osterberg, Erich C. and Howley, Jennifer A. and Jackson, Margaret S. and Zimmerman, Susan R.}
}
@article {2686,
	title = {Pronounced summer warming in northwest Greenland during the Holocene and Last Interglacial},
	journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
	volume = {115},
	year = {2018},
	month = {Jul-06-2019},
	pages = {6357 - 6362},
	abstract = {Projections of future rates of mass loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet are highly uncertain because its sensitivity to warming is unclear. Geologic reconstructions of Quaternary interglacials can illustrate how the ice sheet responded during past warm periods, providing insights into ice sheet behavior and important tests for data-model comparisons. However, paleoclimate records from Greenland are limited: Early Holocene peak warmth has been quantified at only a few sites, and terrestrial sedimentary records of prior interglacials are exceptionally rare due to glacial erosion during the last glacial period. Here, we discuss findings from a lacustrine archive that records both the Holocene and the Last Interglacial (LIG) from Greenland, allowing for direct comparison between two interglacials. Sedimentary chironomid assemblages indicate peak July temperatures 4.0 to 7.0 {\textdegree}C warmer than modern during the Early Holocene maximum in summer insolation. Chaoborus and chironomids in LIG sediments indicate July temperatures at least 5.5 to 8.5 {\textdegree}C warmer than modern. These estimates indicate pronounced warming in northwest Greenland during both interglacials. This helps explain dramatic ice sheet thinning at Camp Century in northwest Greenland during the Early Holocene and, for the LIG, aligns with controversial estimates of Eemian warming from ice core data retrieved in northern Greenland. Converging geologic evidence for strong LIG warming is challenging to reconcile with inferred Greenland Ice Sheet extent during the LIG, and the two appear incompatible in many models of ice sheet evolution. An increase in LIG snowfall could help resolve this problem, pointing to the need for hydroclimate reconstructions from the region.},
	issn = {0027-8424},
	doi = {10.1073/pnas.1720420115},
	url = {http://www.pnas.org/lookup/doi/10.1073/pnas.1720420115https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1073/pnas.1720420115http://www.pnas.org/syndication/doi/10.1073/pnas.1720420115},
	author = {McFarlin, Jamie M. and Axford, Yarrow and Osburn, Magdalena R. and Kelly, Meredith A. and Osterberg, Erich C. and Farnsworth, Lauren B.}
}
