Recent Advances in Multi-Proxy Analysis of Quaternary Sediments for Deciphering Climate Oscillations
A special issue of Quaternary (ISSN 2571-550X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 83
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Quaternary climate and environmental evolution; paleoclimate dynamics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Deciphering the mechanisms driving Quaternary climate oscillations requires a thorough investigation from different archives and at multiple timescales to disentangle the complex interplay of forcing factors and feedbacks. Multi-proxy sedimentary records—derived from loess, ice core, lacustrine, peat bog, marine, and speleothem archives—are widely used for paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. Marine and terrestrial geological archives are also important tools for inferring the timing, pattern, and periodicities of climate fluctuations. Conducting research on the response of the Earth’s climate system to internal and external forcings requires the thoughtful integration of data from different regions and different proxies. The past few years have witnessed a major breakthrough in multi-proxy approaches, where synergistic combinations of geochemical, sedimentological, biological, and magnetic parameters are employed to reconstruct and understand complex climate dynamics.
This Special Issue aims to highlight cutting-edge research that utilizes multi-proxy analysis of Quaternary sediments—including loess, lacustrine, marine, and speleothem records—to unravel the spatio-temporal patterns of climate variability. We especially seek contributions that address:
- Novel methodological advancements in proxy calibration and data integration.
- High-resolution reconstructions of decadal- to orbital-scale climate oscillations.
- Quantitative constraints on the interactions between atmospheric circulation, hydroclimate, and ocean dynamics.
Dr. Yijia Liang
Dr. Shushuang Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- multi-proxy
- Quaternary
- paleoclimate
- climate oscillations
- chronostratigraphy
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