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A VARVED SEDIMENT ANALYSIS OF 1,000 YEARS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: LINNÉVATNET, SVALBARD by ALICE HELLER NELSON Mea Cook, Advisor A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Geosciences WILLIAMS COLLEGE Williamstown, MA MAY, 2010

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A VARVED SEDIMENT ANALYSIS OF 1,000 YEARS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: LINNÉVATNET, SVALBARD

by

ALICE HELLER NELSON

Mea Cook, Advisor

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Geosciences

WILLIAMS COLLEGE

Williamstown, MA

MAY, 2010

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Acknowledgements

Writing a senior thesis has been an incredible experience, which has taught me

more than I ever would have expected. I would like to thank my thesis advisor Mea

Cook for guiding me through this process and for patiently answering all of my

questions. My research would not have been possible without funding from the Keck

Geology Consortium, the National Science Foundation, and Exxon-Mobile, thank you.

Thank you also to my summer field advisors, Al Werner, Steve Roof, and Mike Retelle

for taking me on an Arctic adventure and teaching me all about coring. I could not have

collected my samples on my own, and I am thankful to my entire Keck group for making

our trip to the Arctic so much fun and for sharing data and ideas throughout the year. A

special thanks to my coring partners Chris Coleman and Alex Nereson and to my polar-

barrack roommate Jacalyn Gorzcynski for being a great friend who helped keep morale

high on long, cold, and hungry days.

Thank you to the many people at Williams who have assisted me with this project

including my second reader Ronadh Cox for all of her helpful editing, Sharron Macklin

for helping me with all of my sediment images and Professor Klingenberg for teaching

me about statistics. I would also like to thank the entire Williams Geosciences

Department for introducing me to Geology and for making these past four years a lot of

fun.

For all of your support along the way, I would like to thank the Williams Ski

Team and the Williams Women’s Lacrosse Team, as well as my coaches Bud Fisher,

Aubrey Smith, Chris Mason, Alex Barrale, and Kate Hyde. I am also hugely thankful to

my friends and family for so much love and support.

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Abstract

In July 2009, we recovered a varved sediment core from 35 m in the deep main

basin of Linnévatnet, a high Arctic glacial lake in Svalbard. Arctic lakes are key

locations for studying climate records because the Arctic is highly sensitive to climate

change and because varves reflect seasonal and annual sedimentation rates. Previous

research in Linnévatnet has focused primarily on the proximal basin near the Linnéelva

(Linné River) inlet where it is difficult to distinguish annual sediment layers from event-

based layers. The lake core analysis will therefore contribute to our understanding of the

sediment stratigraphy in the deep main basin where varves reflect annual sedimentation.

Core IC09.1 is 39.8 cm long and contains 1154 ± 71 couplets, which we measured

in Photoshop using high-resolution (4800 dpi) scanned images of thin sections. The

varves range in thickness from 0.06 mm to 2.60 mm with a mean thickness of 0.34 mm.

To make a proxy climate record, we compared varve thickness to summer

temperature, summer precipitation, winter precipitation, and glacier mass balance from

the instrumental record. Summer temperature and summer precipitation show a

statistically significant positive correlation with varve thickness, though with a low

coefficient of determination (r2). We used thickness and a regression equation to estimate

climate pre-dating the instrumental record. If higher summer temperatures and increased

precipitation are related to thicker varves, then summer temperature and precipitation

have been greater in the 20th Century than in the past 1,000 years, and climate change in

the 20th Century has been greater than during the Little Ice Age and the Medieval Warm

Period.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements..................................................................................................................2 

Abstract ........................................................................................................................................3 

List of Figures.............................................................................................................................5 

List of Tables ..............................................................................................................................6 

Introduction ...............................................................................................................................7 Climate Change Worldwide and in the Arctic...........................................................................7 Setting .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Location...........................................................................................................................................................12 Climate.............................................................................................................................................................16 

Sedimentary Processes.................................................................................................................. 18 Sediment Architecture ..............................................................................................................................18 Sediment Sources........................................................................................................................................20 

Glacial and Climate History.......................................................................................................... 24 This Study........................................................................................................................................... 27 

Methodology............................................................................................................................ 30 Field Methods.................................................................................................................................... 30 Coring...............................................................................................................................................................30 Dewatering ....................................................................................................................................................32 Transportation .............................................................................................................................................32 

Laboratory Methods ....................................................................................................................... 34 Core Splitting ................................................................................................................................................34 Visual Stratigraphy and Core Selection..............................................................................................35 Sub‐sampling ................................................................................................................................................37 Thin Section Preparation .........................................................................................................................38 Varve Counting and Measuring .............................................................................................................40 Addressing Compaction ...........................................................................................................................43 Plutonium Dating ........................................................................................................................................43 Varve Thickness and Climate Correlations ......................................................................................44 Climate Reconstructions ..........................................................................................................................46 

Results ....................................................................................................................................... 47 Age Model and Varve Thickness ...........................................................................................................47 Compaction....................................................................................................................................................50 Varve Thickness and Climate Correlations ......................................................................................51 Climate Reconstructions ..........................................................................................................................55 

Discussion ................................................................................................................................ 58 Varve Thickness, Compaction, and Age Model ...............................................................................58 Varve Thickness and Climate Correlations ......................................................................................64 Climate Reconstructions ..........................................................................................................................69 

Conclusion................................................................................................................................ 70 

Works Cited ............................................................................................................................. 72 

Appendix................................................................................................................................... 76 

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List of Figures Figure 1: Surface temperature reconstruction................................................................... 11 Figure 2: Map of the ten-year average (2000-2009) temperature anomaly relative to the

1951-1980 mean........................................................................................................ 11 Figure 3: The Svalbard archipelago.................................................................................. 13 Figure 4: Spitsbergen is the archipelago’s largest island.................................................. 13 Figure 5: A 1936 aerial photo of Linnédalen courtesy of the Norsk-Polarinstitutt .......... 14 Figure 6: Bathymetric map of Linnévatnet....................................................................... 15 Figure 7: The Longyearbyen Airport temperature record for 1912-2009......................... 17 Figure 8: Weather statistics from the Linnedalen weather station (June, 2009 through

May, 2010)................................................................................................................ 17 Figure 9: Sediment trap data from winter 2004 to summer 2009 for the bottom trap at

mooring site C in the proximal basin........................................................................ 21 Figure 10: A bedrock map of Linnédalen from Perreault, 2009....................................... 22 Figure 11: Topographic map with 100 m contour intervals showing the location of

Linnévatnet. .............................................................................................................. 23 Figure 12: 1995 aerial photo of Linnébreen with terminus positions since 1936............. 26 Figure 13: Varve thickness for Pompeani’s cores G-08 B1 and G-08 B2 regressed against

July-August average temperature (Pompeani et al., 2009). ...................................... 29 Figure 14: Photos of the coring process............................................................................ 31 Figure 15: Cutting open the core tube using a rail-mounted router saw........................... 34 Figure 16: Core ICO9.1 on the left, and core ICO9.2 on the right. .................................. 36 Figure 17: Subsampling the core using a perforated metal tray. ...................................... 37 Figure 18: Section of a high-resolution scanned image of a thin section section............. 41 Figure 19: Example of a crack in the sediment slat. ......................................................... 42 Figure 20: Example of a thin section that was polished too thinly................................... 42 Figure 21: Example of a varve sequence where there is a lamination with ambiguous

grain size. .................................................................................................................. 43 Figure 22: Instrumental climatalogical and glacier mass balance records. ...................... 45 Figure 23: Varve thickness versus calendar year.............................................................. 48 Figure 24: Age model of the core showing calendar year versus depth. .......................... 48 Figure 25: Plutonium profile............................................................................................. 49 Figure 26: Bulk density data for a core from site G (Pratt, 2006). ................................... 50 Table 2: Summary of statistical correlations for varve thickness (x) regressed against

climatological parameters (y) and mass balance (y)................................................. 51 Figure 27: Correlations between varve thickness (x) and climatology (1912–2009) (y). 52 Figure 28: Correlations between smoothed thickness and climate................................... 54 Figure 29: Reconstructed summer (JJA) temperature is shown in blue. .......................... 56 Figure 30: Reconstructed summer (JJA) precipitation is shown in blue. ......................... 56 Figure 31: Summer (JJA) precipitation reconstructed from the correlation of smoothed

summer precipitation and smoothed varve thickness is shown in purple................. 57 Figure 32: Photoshop images of the two anomalous laminations..................................... 61 Figure 33: Graph showing the 137Cs profile for core a core from site G (Figure 6). ........ 63 Figure 34: Alkenone-inferred temperature from Kongressvatnet (Vaillencourt, 2010). .. 70 

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List of Tables Table 1: Epson 1600 scanner settings............................................................................... 40 Table 2: Summary of statistical correlations for varve thickness (x) regressed against

climatological parameters (y) and mass balance (y)................................................. 51 Table 3: Summary of statistical correlations for the 11-year running mean of varve

thickness (x) regressed against the 11-year running mean of climatological parameters (y) and mass balance (y)......................................................................... 53 

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Introduction

Varved sediment records have the potential to be used as proxies for climate

change because the lamination couplets reflect seasonal and annual sedimentation rates.

Proxy climate records are important because they enable us to determine climate histories

that predate instrumental monitoring. This research involves measuring varve

thicknesses from a sediment core taken from the deep main basin of Linnévatnet (Lake

Linné), a high Arctic glacial lake in Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Sediment layers are

compared to recent weather and glacier ablation records to determine the relationship

between varve thickness and climate. I use this correlation to extrapolate backward

through the sediment record and attempt to determine past climate patterns. The aim of

this work is to place current climate change within a historic context.

Climate Change Worldwide and in the Arctic

During the last 1,000 years, the earth has experienced three major climate events:

the Medieval Warm Period (MWP), the Little Ice Age (LIA), and ongoing 20th and 21st

century warming. The MWP is generally defined as a broad period of relatively warm

conditions centered around AD 1000 (National Research Council, 2006). Causes for the

MWP are not well understood (Bradley et al., 2003; Hunt, 2006), but multiple

reconstructions of surface temperature anomalies (Figure 1) show a period of warming

beginning in AD 900 and lasting through AD 1500 with the greatest extent of warming

occurring between AD 900 and AD 1200. Climate modeling by Hunt (2006) suggests that

temperature anomalies during the MWP are examples of naturally occurring climatic

variability. Possible forcing mechanisms include increased solar irradiance, changes in

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Arctic Oscillation circulation patterns, persistent circulation regimes (El Niña or El Niño)

and increased volcanism (Bradley et al., 2003). Climate reconstructions suggest that

during the MWP, northern Europe experienced warmer winters (Bradley et al., 2003) and

that drier conditions were felt globally (Olsen et al., 2010; Bradley et al., 2003).

The LIA is loosely defined as the time period between AD 1300 and 1850 (Figure

1) during which glacial advances occurred globally (Wanner et al., 2008), the earth

experienced the coldest temperatures of the last 12,000 years (Bradley et al., 2003), and

climate was generally wetter (Olsen et al., 2010). The strong cooling during the LIA was

most likely caused by a combination of factors including orbital, volcanic, and solar

forcing (Wanner et al., 2008) and decreased northern heat transport due to reduced Gulf

Stream flow (Lund et al., 2006).

Since the late 19th Century, the earth has been exhibiting a general warming trend

due to increases in solar irradiance and greenhouse gas concentrations (Mann et al.,

1998). During the mid-20th century, solar irradiance leveled off making greenhouse

forcing the dominant warming mechanism for the last 200 years, which characterizes the

20th century as a unique period of climate change (Mann et al., 1998). In spite of the fact

that orbital forcing trends toward general planetary cooling, the increase in anthropogenic

CO2 has caused global warming, that appears to be outside of the range of naturally

variability (Axford et al., 2009).

During the 20th century, global mean surface air temperatures have risen 0.6°C

with the largest temperature changes occurring in the Northern Hemisphere (National

Research Council, 2006; Serreze et al., 2000). From 1956 to 2005, the linear warming

trend has been 0.10–0.16°C per decade, almost twice the decadal warming trend from

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1906 to 2005 (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, 2007). The Northern Hemisphere has

exhibited negative snow coverage anomalies since the 1980s and annual snow coverage

area has decreased 10% since 1972 (Serreze et al., 2000). Due to continually increasing

atmospheric CO2, combined with decreased snow and ice-albedo feedback mechanisms,

the earth will probably continue to warm and the greatest temperature anomalies are

predicted to occur in the Arctic (Kattsov et al., 2005).

Because of its sensitivity to climate change, the Arctic is a key location for

studying climate records. Albedo feedbacks, especially those related to the extent of

snow and sea-ice cover, are sensitive to warm temperatures and summer-insolation

anomalies (Kaufman et al., 2009); and these are the main cause of the short response time

in Arctic climate signals. The Arctic has been warming since the mid-19th century with

recent decades exhibiting an accelerated warming trend (Figure 2, Holmgren et al., 2009;

Serreze et al., 2000; Kaufman et al., 2009) coincident with the global rise in temperature

throughout the last 150 years (Wanner et al., 2008). In recent decades, the extent of

Arctic sea ice has decreased (Serreze et al., 2007; Comiso et al., 2008) and negative snow

cover anomalies have been recorded on both North America and Eurasia (Brown and

Mote, 2009).

Northern Hemisphere warming in the last decade has been anomalous within the

context of the last 1,700 years (Mann et al., 2008). In the last few decades, warming

trends in the Arctic have been approximately twice the global average (Hassol et al.,

2004) and the last ten years have been the warmest of the past 200 decades (Kaufman et

al., 2009). Greenhouse gases are interpreted to have been the dominant climate forcing

mechanism in the 20th century (Mann et al., 1998). The Arctic is therefore likely to

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continue warming into the future, and if warming continues at its present rate, the Arctic

Ocean could be ice-free in the summer within the next 30 years (Wang and Overland,

2009).

The Arctic serves as a climate gauge for the rest of the world, and studying past

climate in the Arctic enables us to test whether the warming that is occurring today is

truly anomalous on a millennial timescale. Understanding Arctic climate change will

help us to better predict future change for the rest of the globe.

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Figure 2: Map of the ten-year average (2000-2009) temperature anomaly relative to the 1951-1980 mean. The map shows that the Northern Hemisphere, and the Arctic in particular, have been experiencing anomalously warm temperatures (http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20100121/).

Figure 1: Surface temperature reconstruction. Smoothed reconstructions of large-scale (Northern Hemisphere mean or global mean) surface temperature variations from six different research teams shown along with the instrumental record. The black and blue curves are global temperature reconstructions and the red, yellow, green, and purple curves are Northern Hemisphere reconstructions. (National Research Council, 2006).

MWP LIA 20th

Century

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Setting

Location

During late July, 2009, a group of faculty and students of the Keck Geology

Consortium collected sediment cores from Linnévatnet on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard

archipelago (Figure 3). The land area of Svalbard is 61,020 km2, about sixty percent of

which is covered by ice (Norsk-Polarinstitutt). The main island of Svalbard, where

samples were collected, is Spitsbergen (Figure 4). The research area is Linnévatnet, in

Linnédalen (Linné Valley) on Spitsbergen’s western coast at the inlet of Isfjorden, the

island’s largest fjord (Figure 4).

The glacially eroded valley of Linnédalen runs north-south and is contained to the

east and to the west by mountain ridges, to the south by Linnébreen (Linné Glacier), and

to the north by raised marine beach terraces and Isfjorden (Figure 5). A small river,

Linnéelva, flows north from the terminus of the glacier to the lake’s inlet on its south end.

The lake outlet is to the north into Isfjorden and the Arctic Ocean.

Linnévatnet sits in a glacially eroded valley (Figure 5). It is a monomictic lake

that maintains a temperature below 4°C throughout most of the year (Bøyum and

Kjensmo, 1978). HOBO temperature loggers deployed at site C in 2004 (Figure 6)

recorded summer lake temperature in early June as 0.3°C, warming up to 5.5°C in the

beginning of August. By early September the lake temperature had dropped to just below

3.0°C and throughout the winter the lake maintained a temperature between 0.0 and

1.0°C (Steve Roof, personal communication). The lake is approximately 5 km long and 1

km wide with a surface area of 4.6 km2. The average lake depth is 18.6 m and the

maximum depth, in the north-central deep main basin, is 37 m (Bøyum and Kjensmo,

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1978). Our group recovered sediment cores from the main basin at a depth of

approximately 35 m (Figure 6).

Figure 3: The Svalbard archipelago. The archipelago is located within the box (Figure 4) between 74° and 81° N (Pompeani et al., 2009)

Figure 4: Spitsbergen is the archipelago’s largest island. The main settlement is Longyearbyen and the research area is Linnédalen at the inlet of Isfjorden (modified from Pompeani et al., 2009).

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N

Linnévatnet

LinnébreenGrønfjorden

Isfjorden Figure 5: A 1936 aerial photo of Linnédalen courtesy of the Norsk-Polarinstitutt

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Figure 6: Bathymetric map of Linnévatnet. The coring and mooring sites G, I, and H in the deep distal basin and coring and mooring sites F, E, D, and C in the proximal basin. The core analyzed in this study is from site I. Image courtesy of Steve Roof.

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Climate

The mean annual temperature on Svalbard is –4°C, but climate varies throughout

the archipelago. Primary weather statistics for Svalbard come from the airport in

Longyearbyen, which is the major settlement on Spitsbergen located to the east of

Linnédalen (Figure 4). Temperature measurements (Figure 7) have been made for

various locations on Spitsbergen (Barentsburg and Longyearbyen) for the last 100 years

and show an overall warming trend (Nordli and Kohler, 2004). In 2009, the average

temperature recorded in January at the Linnédalen weather station was –11°C and in July

was 7°C (Figure 8). Weather on Svalbard fluctuates rapidly due to the interaction

between warm water and air from the south and cold water and air from the northern

Polar Regions (Ingólfsson, 2006). The average precipitation on Svalbard is <190 mm,

characterizing the archipelago as an Arctic desert, but warm seawater from the Gulf

Stream and warm air currents from the south moderate climate on the western coast of

Spitsbergen such that it is generally warmer and more humid than elsewhere on the

archipelago.

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Figure 7: The Longyearbyen Airport temperature record for 1912-2009.

Figure 8: Weather statistics from the Linnedalen weather station (June, 2009 through May, 2010). Blue is precipitation (mm), green is solar radiation (W/m2), red is temperature (°C) and the blue box denotes the 2009 field season. Data courtesy of Al Werner.

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Sedimentary Processes

Sediment Architecture The lake sediments in Linnévatnet range from coarse silts to clays, most of which

enter the lake during the short melt period from mid July until early August during which

sedimentation rates are high and grain sizes are large (McKay, 2005). McKay (2005)

found that the largest peak in grain size (median grain size = 53 µm) is associated with

the spring melt and that these deposits are significantly coarser than sediments deposited

during the rest of the year (median grain size = 16 µm). Weather events strongly affect

the amount of sediment transport into Linnévatnet (Matell, 2006) as well as the grain size

in the proximal basin (Figure 6) where sedimentation rates are highest (1.5 mm/year) and

where there is a strong correlation between grain size and stream discharge (McKay,

2005). In the more distal basin (Figure 6), sedimentation rates are lowest (0.15 mm/year)

(McKay, 2005) and grain size is correspondingly lower and less affected by weather

events.

Like many glacial lakes, Linnévatnet has accumulated varved deposits throughout

most of the basin. Seasonal differences in grain size result in spring-winter couplets of

coarser and finer laminae, which can be counted as annual layers. When the spring melt

occurs in mid July, flow from Linnédalen into Linnévatnet is high and the grain size of

the sediment in transport is relatively large (McKay, 2005). Time-lapse cameras

maintained by the Svalbard REU program have shown that this melt event occurs

suddenly and rapidly causing the majority of snow in the valley to melt within a two-

week period. The lake ice breaks-up and Linnéelva carries snowmelt and precipitation

into Linnévatnet. Flow decreases from early August until mid September, as does

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sediment input. During the summer, flow in Linnéelva is driven by precipitation events,

high elevation snowmelt, and local melt from Linnébreen. Matell (2006) found that in

mid-late summer, glacial melt does not provide enough stream flow to transport

significant amounts of sediment so that high discharges in Linnéelva and sediment

transport are primarily controlled by episodic precipitation events (Matell, 2006).

In mid September, Linnéelva and Linnévatnet freeze-up, and lake inflow shuts

down. During the winter, when there is no wave motion and minimized currents, the

finest clay sediments settle out of suspension. In the deep basin, the seasonality of flow

produces a fining upwards couplet with sand and silt being deposited during the spring

and clay being deposited during the winter (Svendsen and Mangerud, 1997). The

difference in grain size between winter and spring creates a sharp contact, which enables

the couplets to be identified and counted as annual layers.

The varved sediment record in Linnévatnet has been described from core analysis

(Svendsen and Mangerud, 1997; Pompeani et al., 2009) and from sediment trap data

(Arnold, 2009; Gorczynski, 2010). The varves are well preserved because a lack of

biological activity prevents bioturbation from disturbing the sediments. While some

laminae may represent sediment gravity deposits recording discrete flow events, the

majority are annual varves, which can be distinguished from turbidites: and the number

of couplets correlates with the estimated age of the cores studied (Svendsen and

Mangerud, 1997).

Sediment traps, which use funnels to capture sediments from within the water

column, have been deployed year-round in Linnévatnet since 2004 (Figure 9). Traps

from site C (Figure 6), on the south end of the lake close to Linnéelva where grain sizes

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are expected to be higher, reveal the seasonality of the sedimentation: the winter layer,

which is generally thinner than the summer layer, consists of fine-grained silt, 5–10 µm.

Spring sedimentation is medium to coarse silt, 15–45 µm, and follows a general fining

upward sequence (Arnold, 2009).

Sediment Sources The lake sediments in Linnévatnet, which come from the immediately adjacent

Linnédalen watershed, have a high mineral fraction and are mainly allocthonous and

inorganic (Bøyum and Kjensmo, 1980). Sources for sediment include direct erosion from

the bedrock surfaces as well as the reworking of glacial moraine features. Bedrock

sources (Figure 10) include coal-bearing Carboniferous sandstone (Billefjorden Group),

fossiliferous Carboniferous limestone (Nordenskiöldbreen Formation) and gypsum from

the Permian (Gipshuken Formation), and Precambrian metasediments from the Hecla

Hoek formation (Areno-argillaceous phyllite and St. Jonsfjorden sequence, Svendsen,

1997).

Most of the lake sediment is delivered by Linnéelva (Figure 11), which drains an

area of approximately 27 km2, including Linnébreen and several smaller glaciers (Snyder

et al., 2000). A second source of sediment is an alluvial fan to the east of the Linnéelva

inflow that builds directly into the lake. The fan drainage comes from snowmelt,

groundwater flow, and winter ice accumulation (Snyder et al., 2000). A third source of

sediment is a small, deglaciated cirque, and its ice-cored moraine, which are on the west

side of the lake (Snyder et al., 2000). Finally, small streams draining from the mountain

ridges to the east and to the west of the lake carry snowmelt from the mountain ridges

and transport a small, relatively insignificant amount of sediment (Snyder et al., 2000).

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Figure 9: Sediment trap data from winter 2004 to summer 2009 for the bottom trap at mooring site C in the proximal basin. Peaks in grain size correspond to the spring and summer months (Gorczynski, 2010).

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Figure 10: A bedrock map of Linnédalen from Perreault, 2009.

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Figure 11: Topographic map with 100 m contour intervals showing the location of Linnévatnet. Glaciated areas, including Linnébreen and several smaller cirques are indicated in gray. The sediment sources, labeled in red, are Linnéelva, the small cirque glaciers, an alluvial fan as well as several small mountain streams flowing off the ridges to the east and to the west of Linnévatnet (modified from Pompeani et al., 2009).

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Glacial and Climate History

Deglaciation of Svalbard began approximately 13,800 cal BP1 (calibrated years

before present) at the end of the late Weichselian glaciation (Forman et al., 1985). At this

time, Linnédalen was a tributary fjord to Isfjorden because relative sea level was

approximately 70 m higher than at present (Forman et al., 1985; Mangerud and Svendsen,

1990). Linnévatnet became emergent due to glacioisostatic rebound approximately 9,000

cal BP1 (Sandahl, 1986). Throughout the warm early and middle Holocene, Svalbard was

largely free of glaciers (Humlum et al., 2004). Precession during the Holocene resulted

in the Northern Hemisphere summer solstice no longer coinciding with the perihelion,

which caused high-latitude cooling and glacial advances (Wanner et al., 2008). Long-core

analysis from Linnévatnet (Svendsen and Mangerud, 1997) suggests that Linnédalen was

ice-free until approximately 3,000 cal BP1 when Linnébreen was formed and that

Linnébreen has existed continuously, though at different sizes, since that time (Svendsen

and Mangerud, 1997).

The most extensive glacial advances since the Holocene occurred on Svalbard

during the LIA (Snyder et al., 1999). In Linnédalen, glacial expansion occurred

throughout the 14th and 15th centuries with Linnébreen reaching its maximum extent

during the 19th century (Svendsen and Mangerud, 1997). Lichenometry suggests that

Linnébreen’s terminal moraine stabilized during two phases, 650 years ago and again

within the last few centuries (Werner, 1993). Historical accounts and oblique aerial

1 Recalibrated using Calib (http://intcal.qub.ac.uk/calib/calib.html) and Intcal 09 (Reimer et al., 2009).

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photos suggest that Linnébreen was at, or close to, the Little Ice Age moraine until the

mid 1930s (Liestøl, 1969).

Aerial photo analysis shows that Linnébreen has retreated a total of 1,203 m since

1936, with retreat rates between 1961 and 2004 being at least double those between 1936

and 1961 (Figure 12; Schiff, 2004). Most glaciers worldwide are retreating (Dyurgerov

et al., 2009) and the retreat of Linnébreen is consistent with the records from other

glaciers on Svalbard, which have mass balances averaging –16 km3/year for the period

1961 to 1993 (Serreze et al., 2000).

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Figure 12: 1995 aerial photo of Linnébreen with terminus positions since 1936. The terminal moraine is orange (Modified from Schiff, 2004).

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This Study This research is part of an ongoing glacier-monitoring project in Linnédalen that

began in 2004 and will continue through the summer of 2012. The Svalbard Research

Experience for Undergraduates Program (REU) is directed by Alan Werner (Mount

Holyoke College) and Steven Roof (Hampshire College) and is funded by the National

Science Foundation in collaboration with the University Center on Svalbard. Fieldwork

in summer, 2009, was funded by the Keck Geology Consortium. Previous research has

included glacier ablation (Schiff, 2004), sediment transport (McKay, 2005; Matell 2006),

snow and ice melt, and sedimentation in Linnévatnet (Arnold, 2009). Research

conducted during the summer of 2009 was directed towards increasing the understanding

of sediment deposition in Linnévatnet through sediment trap studies (Gorczynski, 2010;

Coleman, 2010) and core analysis (Nereson, 2010), modeling glacier ablation (Dekker,

2010), evaluating alkenones as a record of past temperature in Kongressvatnet

(Vaillencourt, 2010), and determining lichen growth rates for the Linnébreen moraines

(Brown, 2010).

The majority of previous sedimentation research has focused on sediment traps

and sediment cores from the proximal basin, in the area near the Linnéelva inlet where

sedimentation rates are high. There are two major problems associated with cores from

the more proximal basin. First, the sediment, particularly at site C (Figure 6), is not very

conducive to coring. It is difficult to penetrate the sediment and recover a core without

disturbing the sediment stratigraphy because as the core tube is removed from the lake

bottom, some of the sediment slides back out of the bottom of the core tube. A core from

site C recovered by Arnold (2009) was missing the most recent years of sedimentation

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and cores recovered from this site in the summer of 2009 were also without an intact

sediment-water interface.

Second, summer sedimentation in this proximal location is strongly affected by

precipitation-driven discharge events (McKay, 2005; Matell, 2006). In consequence, it is

difficult to distinguish the fining-upward signature of an event layer from the fining-up

pattern in true annual sedimentation couplets. Because of the potential for significant

confusion in interpretation of individual layers, it is difficult to use proximal cores as

climate-history proxies.

During the summer of 2008, therefore, two cores were collected from site G in the

deep main basin (Figure 6), where sedimentation rates are substantially lower because of

the distance away from the Linnéelva inlet. Individual precipitation-driven sediment

gravity flow event deposits are less likely to have persisted into the distal basin,

increasing the likelihood that laminae represent seasonal sedimentation regime changes.

Initial worries were that laminations in the deep-basin cores would be too diffuse for

analysis; but preliminary work suggests that, although the laminations are indeed thin

(mm to sub-mm), the stratigraphy is recognizably varved, and it is possible to count and

measure the annual layers (Pompeani et al., 2009). Varve thickness measurements were

found to correlate positively to summer (July-August) temperature from the instrumental

record, which dates to 1912 (Figure 13, Pompeani et al., 2009).

My thesis work represents continuation of the research into deep-basin cores,

building on the preliminary tests of Pompeani et al. (2009). This study analyzes the

lamination stratigraphy of a core from site I (Figure 6) and tests whether summer

temperature, summer precipitation, glacier ablation, and winter precipitation correlate

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with varve thickness. The relationship between these parameters and sediment

stratigraphy is used to model past climate in Linnédalen from before the existence of the

instrumental record. The recent retreat of Linnébreen, placed within a context of changes

in climate over the last 1,000 years in Linnédalen, is used to further understand how the

Arctic responds to a warming climate.

Figure 13: Varve thickness for Pompeani’s cores G-08 B1 and G-08 B2 regressed against July-August average temperature (Pompeani et al., 2009).

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Methodology

Field Methods

Coring

On July 29, 2009, we collected two sediment cores from site I at 35 m water depth

(Figure 6) using a Universal surface corer, deployed from the gunnels of a Zodiac (Figure

14). We used a percussion hammer to gently tap the core tube into the sediment, and

when it had penetrated approximately 30–60 cm, we carefully lifted the device back up.

We capped the bottom of the core tube before it broke the water surface to prevent

sediment loss. Both of the cores retrieved from site I retained a distinct sediment-water

interface, which indicates that the most recent layer of sediment was preserved. We

separated the core tubes from the coring device and capped the tops, then transported the

core tubes upright back to Isfjordradio by hand. Leaving the water in the tubes

throughout this process created a cushion, which prevented the surface of the sediment

from being disturbed.

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Figure 14: Photos of the coring process. 1) Lowering the coring device into the water, 2) using the percussion hammer to tap the coring tube into the sediment, 3) capping the coring tube, and 4) recovering an intact sediment-water interface. Photos by Steve Roof.

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Dewatering

The day after core retrieval, we siphoned the water out of the core tubes to

approximately 3 cm above the sediment-water interface. Although, care was taken to

minimize any jostling of the sediment surface, a small amount of sediment did become

suspended in the water. The following day, we made a horizontal cut with a soldering

iron to shorten the length of the core tube to approximately 3 cm above the water line. A

nail placed in the tip of the soldering iron and was used to melt through the plastic core

tubes, which cut down the core tubes without leaving any residue in the tube and without

disturbing the sediment in any way. We used a syringe to remove most of the remaining

water, and then carefully wicked up any additional water using the corner of an absorbent

paper towel. We left the cores to dry in a small, enclosed room with the heat turned up.

The cores dried for an additional four days and during this time the sediment surface

level lowered by about 2%.

Transportation

After 4 days of drying, we packed the core tubes for transport to Longyearbyen.

Plastic disks, cut from Ziploc bags, were placed on top of the sediment followed by a

layer (approximately 3-cm thick) of non-absorbent insulation material. We packed the

remaining space in the core tube (3–6 cm) with absorbent paper napkins. Care was taken

to completely pack the core tubes without depressing or disturbing the sediment to

minimize the amount of space in the tube so that the sediment would not shift during

transport. We capped both ends with core caps secured with electrical tape.

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The core tubes traveled vertically in a plastic crate by boat from Isfjordradio to

Longyearbyen. Conditions were calm, so the tubes were not jostled. The following day,

we checked the core tubes and because the packing material was dry, we determined the

sediment to be stable. We recapped the core tubes, wrapped them in soft clothing, and

packed them horizontally in a footlocker for travel by air back to the United States. We

opened the core tubes in a lab at Mount Holyoke College and stored them in a cold room

(4°C). Some of the packing material in the core tubes was damp; but there was very little

sediment contamination on the insulation material, indicating that sediment did not shift

appreciably during transportation.

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Laboratory Methods

Core Splitting I split the plastic core tubes length-wise using multiple passes of a rail-mounted

router saw (Figure 15). The saw cut deep enough to break the plastic but not penetrate

the sediment. After each side of the core tubes was cut, I split the sediment by passing

the core tubes through a taut piano wire, creating a clean cut which left each half of the

sediment core resting in the core tube.

Figure 15: Cutting open the core tube using multiple passes of a rail-mounted router saw. Photo by Alex Neresen.

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Visual Stratigraphy and Core Selection

I photographed each sectioned core using a mounted Olympus Camedia C-8080

wide-zoom camera. I described their stratigraphies, taking notes on the depth and

thickness of notable lamina and describing their color and texture. The visual

stratigraphies of cores IC09.1 and IC09.2 matched each other well, with marker beds

appearing at the same depths in each (Figure 16). I chose core IC09.1 for further analysis

because it presented a longer record and because the domed sediment deformation was

more symmetrical than in core IC09.2 (Figure 16).

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Figure 16: Core ICO9.1 on the left, and core ICO9.2 on the right. Marker beds in the two cores appear at the same depths, core IC09.1 is a longer sediment record with more uniform deformity, and was the focus of this study.

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Sub-sampling I designated one half of the split core as the archive and put it away in cold

storage (4°C) for potential future use. I sub-sampled the other half for thin section

analysis, using perforated metal trays, which were created by hole-punching thin sheet

metal and folding the material into rectangular trays. The length of these trays varied

from 6 cm to 18 cm, but each was approximately 3 cm wide and 1 cm deep. I removed

the sub-samples by pressing the trays length-wise into the cut face of the sediment.

Because multiple trays were needed to subsample the length of the entire core, the trays

overlapped one another to ensure that all sediment layers were sampled (Figure 17). I

then removed the trays and sediment using a cheese-cutter-like device that passed a small

wire and metal strip underneath the trays. I sealed the trays with Saran Wrap, labeled

them according to their position along the core, placed them in a cooler, and transported

them to Williams College where they were stored at 4°C.

Figure 17: Subsampling the core using a perforated metal tray. The “cheese-cutter” device is on the table next to the right of the core. Photo by Steve Roof.

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Thin Section Preparation I used a fluid-displacive resin-embedding technique to prepare the soft sediments

for sectioning. This technique, modified from Kemp et al. (2001), involved replacing the

water in the sediment with acetone and then embedding the samples with resin. This

method, while time intensive, is preferable to freeze-drying because the fine laminae are

continually supported, minimizing the potential for disturbance and cracking.

First, I split the sediment samples in half length-wise and transferred them from

their perforated metal trays to aluminum mesh boats (K&S Engineering, Item No.

15057). The smaller sample size was to ensure that the water would be completely

replaced by the acetone and resin, and the boats’ mesh provided greater opportunity for

fluid exchange.

I placed the sediment samples, inside their aluminum mesh boats, in high-density

polyethylene (HDPE) photo trays (8 3/4” x 6 7/8” x 1 1/2”, US Plastic Corp. Item No.

52050), resting on top of a layer of HDPE mesh (.32 mm x .32mm hole size, Industrial

Netting Part No. XV1347) to facilitate circulation of acetone and resin around the entire

samples (Lamoureaux, 1994). Next I placed the photo trays and Drierite desiccant inside

large, HDPE, lidded containers and stored them inside a fume hood. Over the course of

the next five days, I made a series of 15 acetone exchanges, at approximately 8:00 am,

1:00 pm, and 7:00 pm. I used enough acetone to entirely fill the photo trays and to cover

the samples completely and I used slightly more acetone at the 7:00 pm exchange to

compensate for the additional evaporation which would occur at night.

I made the exchanges by extracting the waste acetone with a large (60 ml),

polypropylene, catheter-tip syringe and transferred clean, lab-grade acetone (Reagent

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ACS, USP/NF grade) into the photo tray with the same syringe. Throughout this process,

I avoided disturbing the sediment samples by slowly ejecting the acetone into the corner

of the photo tray. Some disturbance did occur as some sediment eroded from the mesh

boats and began to accumulate along the bottom of the photo tray. While this sediment

loss was minimal, it affected the laminae at the ends of each sample more than those in

the middle.

Following the final acetone exchange, I embedded the samples with resin through

a series of acetone-resin exchanges. The resin was composed of the following reagents,

vinyl cyclohexene dioxide (ERL 4206, 1.17 g/cm3), nonenyl succinic anhydride (NSA,

1.03 g/cm3), diglycidol ether of polypropyleneglycol (DER, 1.14 g/cm3), and

dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE, 0.88 g/cm3) in a recipe corrected from Kemp et al.

(2001) by Ellis (2006). I measured the reagents gravimetrically and mixed them together

each day immediately before adding them to the container. I diluted the initial resin

replacements with acetone to facilitate embedding and each additional acetone-resin

replacement contained a higher proportion of resin. I made the acetone-resin

replacements twenty-four hours apart over a period of five days and their proportions

were as follows: 50:50, 25:75, 10:90, with the final two replacements being entirely resin.

Like with the initial acetone exchanges, I removed and replaced the waste resin with a

polypropylene syringe and used enough resin to completely cover the samples.

Following the final resin replacement, I left the samples to sit in the resin for a week and

then cured them in a vented oven at 50°C for twenty-four hours.

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After curing, the resin block was hard, translucent, and inert. I shipped the resin

block, containing the sediment samples, to Mount Holyoke College where a lab

technician cut down the samples and mounted them as large-format thin section slides.

Varve Counting and Measuring I scanned each slide onto a computer using an Epson Expression 1600 scanner

(Table 1). I opened the images in Photoshop and increased their brightness to make the

individual laminae more visible. I marked the varves with horizontal lines using the Pen

Tool in the Paths function. First, I rotated the image using the Ruler Tool so that the

varves were horizontal on the computer screen. Second, I created a vertical axis by

drawing a line perpendicular to the lamina. Third, I marked each varve by drawing a

horizontal line at winter-spring lamina boundary, which I identified by the abrupt change

in sediment color from a darker, finer grained layer to a lighter, coarser grained layer

(Figure 18). When this boundary was difficult to see on the computer screen, I consulted

a polarizing microscope because under crossed polars the spring layer has greater

birefringence then the winter layer. I calculated the thickness of each varve by measuring

the distance between each horizontal line segment with the Ruler Tool and then

converting the pixel length to millimeters. I calculated an error for my thickness

measurements by measuring a series of 10 varves 5 times each and averaging the

standard deviation of the measured thickness.

Table 1: Epson 1600 scanner settings

Document Type Reflective Document Source Document Table Auto Exposure Photo Image Type 24-bit color Quality Best Resolution 48000 dpi

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Figure 18: Section of a high-resolution (4800 dpi) scanned image of a thin section section. Horizontal lines indicate the boundaries between varves and an example of a winter (darker and finer grained) layer is labeled in blue and a spring (lighter and coarser grained) layer is labeled in yellow.

I created an age model by counting the boundary lines drawn in Photoshop and

assigning a year to each varve. I took the most recent sediment layer at the top of the

core to be spring 2009 and worked backwards in time from that. Where individual varves

were difficult to distinguish, which sometimes happened due to cracking (Figure 19), due

to over-polishing of the thin section (Figure 20), or due to ambiguous differences in grain

size (Figure 21), I added 0.5 ± 0.5 years to the age model. This error accumulates

throughout the age model back in time such that the age of the older varves is less certain

winter

spring

1 mm

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then the more recent varves. At 30 cm depth, there is 1.3 cm of sediment missing from

the record due to a piece of a thin-section being missing. For the interval of missing

sediment, I estimated the number of varves based on the mean varve thickness for rest of

that thin-section slide and calculated the uncertainty based on 75% of the variability in

varve thickness.

Figure 19: Example of a crack in the sediment slat. Cracking could have resulted in a varve not being counted or in a varve accidentally being added twice. To accommodate for this uncertainty, I added 0.5± 0.5 years to the age model.

Figure 20: Example of a thin section that was polished too thinly. The ends of the thin sections were often polished too thinly to be able to make out the laminations. This was generally not a problem because the sediment samples overlapped one another and I could use notable laminae to determine where the slides matched up.

1 mm

1 mm

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Figure 21: Example of a varve sequence where there is a lamination with ambiguous grain size. In this sequence there are three examples of very clear varves. The winter layer is dark brown and is annotated with a blue line. The spring layer is lighter tan and is visibly coarser and is annotated with a blue line. In between the second and the third annotated varves there is an ambiguous layer that is gray, which I annotated with an orange line. In this instance I determined that the ambiguous gray layer was a varve with a thin poorly defined spring layer that is just barely visible in light tan. In instances such as this, I added 0.5± 0.5 years to the age model to account for my uncertainty.

Addressing Compaction

To estimate the extent of compaction that might have occurred in my core, I

compared the estimated mass accumulation rate (MAR) for the top 5 cm of my core to

the MAR for the bottom 31 cm of my core, which I calculated by multiplying bulk

density by mean varve thickness. I chose the initial depth of 5 cm because that is the

point at which bulk density changed appreciably. Ideally, I would have used bulk density

data from my own core, but since I did not conduct this laboratory procedure, I used bulk

density data from a 36 cm core taken from site G (Figure 6) in 2005 (Pratt 2006), which I

assumed to be similar to the bulk density of my core from site I.

Plutonium Dating Measurement of plutonium in sediments provides an independent age model by

pinning the year 1963, which was the peak of radionuclide fallout produced by

atmospheric nuclear weapons testing (Jaakkola et al., 2004). For Pu dating, I took

winter

spring

winter

spring

ambiguous

winter

spring

1 mm

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continuous 0.5 cm thick samples from 0 to 7.5 cm that were about 0.5 g dry, which I

freeze dried and sent to Northern Arizona University where they were analyzed for the

1963 plutonium fall-out. The samples were dry-ashed at 600°C to remove any organic

matter and leached them with 2 mL of 16 M HNO3 with an added 242Pu yield tracer. The

leachates were diluted to 8 mL, filtered, and processed with TEVA resin to chemically

isolate 1.0 mL Pu fractions in aqueous ammonium oxalate solution. The analyses were

performed using a VG Axiom MC mass spectrometer in single-collector mode. A

“negative control” based on five samples of a Triassic sandstone was used to determine a

detection limit of 0.05 Bq/kg of 239+240Pu (Ketterer et al., 2004; Ketterer, personal

communication).

Varve Thickness and Climate Correlations

To make correlations between varve thickness and climate, I compared the varve

thickness measurements from 2009.0–1912.5 to known climatology data from the

instrumental record, which dates to 1912 (Figure 22). Because my ultimate goal was to

reconstruct past climate from varve thickness, I plotted the independent variable, varve

thickness, on the x-axis and the dependent variable, climatology, on the y-axis. From

these scatter plots, I used the Data Analysis function in Excel to calculate regression

statistics. I determined the correlations to be statistically significant if the observed

significance level (p-value) was less than 0.05 and for significant correlations, I plotted

the linear line of best fit. I also made correlations between smoothed thickness and

smoothed climate based on an 11-year running mean, which I calculated by averaging

five years of data on either side of each year’s thickness or climate value.

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A B

C Figure 22: Instrumental climatalogical and glacier mass balance records. The instrumental temperature record (A) is from the Longyearbyen airport and dates from 2009–1912. The mean summer (JJA) temperature is shown in purple and the smoothed (11-year running mean) record is in orange. The instrumental precipitation (B) record is also from the Longyearbyen airport and dates from 2005–1912, the years 1944–1942 are missing from the record. The summed winter (Sep-May) precipitation and the smoothed record are shown in turquoise and green and the summer (JJA) precipitation and smoothed records are shown in blue and light blue. The Linnébreen glacier mass balance data (C) dates from 2005–1971 and is shown in green along with the smoothed record in purple.

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Climate Reconstructions

For climate reconstructions, I used the equation of the linear line of best fit for the

statistically significant correlations between varve thickness and climate. The equations,

in the format y=mx+ b, calculate the reconstructed climate (y), by multiplying the slope

of the line of best fit (m) with varve thickness (x) and adding the y-intercept (b). I

calculated a confidence interval for the climate reconstructions using the equation:

±1.96 ˆ σ 2 1n

+x − x( )2

x1 − x( )2∑

⎜ ⎜

⎟ ⎟

where ˆ σ 2 = the square of the residual standard error, n = the sample size, x= the varve

thickness measurement, and x = the mean varve thickness.

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Results

Age Model and Varve Thickness

Sediment core IC09.1 is 39.8 cm long and 1.3 cm of sediment are missing from

the thin sections at a depth of approximately 30 cm due to thin section processing. The

core contains a total of 1154 ± 71 varve couplets. The measured varves range in

thickness from 0.06 mm to 2.60 mm with a mean thickness of 0.34 mm and a standard

deviation of 0.21 mm (Figure 23). The error, based on reproducibility, associated with

varve thickness is 0.005 mm.

The age model of the measured varves is shown in Figure 24 and the oldest layer

measured dates to AD 797.5 ± 71.0 years. The age model places the year 1963 at a depth

of 3.0 cm, which is consistent with plutonium dating, which indicates that 1963 occurred

between 3.0 and 3.5 cm depth (Figure 25).

The mean varve thickness for the 20th Century is 0.50 mm with a standard

deviation of 0.32 mm and a standard error of 0.03 mm and is thicker than the mean

thickness for the rest of the core. The mean varve thickness for the LIA (AD 1850–1300)

is 0.31 mm with a standard deviation of 0.16 mm and a standard error of 0.01 mm, which

is about the same as for the MWP (AD 1200–900) where the mean thickness is 0.30 mm

with a standard deviation of 0.24 mm and a standard error of 0.02 mm.

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Figure 23: Varve thickness versus calendar year. The thinner blue line is the measured varve thickness and the thicker red line is varve thickness smoothed with an 11-year running mean. The anomalously thick layers at AD 1249 and AD 1056.5 are believed to be event beds rather than varves.

Figure 24: Age model of the core showing calendar year versus depth. The blue lines represent the uncertainty showing the maximum and minimum age at each depth. The dotted lines represent a gap in the sediment record due to a missing piece of thin section, the change in slope is due to the greater uncertainty associated with the missing section. Labeled in red is the 20th Century, in blue the Little Ice Age (AD 1300-1850), and in green the Medieval Warm Period (AD 900-

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1200).

Figure 25: Plutonium profile. The core intervals between 4.5-5.0 and 7.0-7.5 cm contain no detectable 293+240Pu. Plutonium is first detected in the 4.0-4.5 cm interval (0.06 ± 0.01 Bq/kg 239+240Pu), reaches a maximum in the 3.0-3.5 cm interval (13.80 ± 0.09 Bq/kg 239+240Pu), and is detectable at decreasing levels in all layers up to the surface. Based upon this information, it is evident that the 1963 peak is present in the 3.0-3.5 cm horizon. Plutonium dating courtesy of Michael Ketterer at Northern Arizona University.

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Compaction The average bulk density for the top 5 cm of a core from site G (Pratt, 2006) is

0.87 g/cm3 and for the bottom 31 cm is 1.04 g/cm3 (Figure 26). When bulk density is

multiplied by mean varve thickness for the top 5 cm of my core (mean thickness = 0.052

cm) and the subsequent 31 cm of my core (mean thickness = 0.032 cm), the MAR for the

top is 0.045 g/cm2, which is 27% higher than 0.033 g/cm2, the MAR for the bottom.

Figure 26: Bulk density data for a core from site G (Pratt, 2006). From left: dry bulk density (g/cm3), percent organic content, percent carbonate content, and magnetic susceptibility (si).

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Varve Thickness and Climate Correlations

The varve-thickness measurements are correlated with climatology data from the

Longyearbyen airport and to mass balance data from Linnébreen (Table 2). The positive

correlations between varve thickness and summer temperature (Figure 27, A), and

between varve thickness and summer precipitation (Figure 27, B) are statistically

significant, however each correlation is associated with very low r2 values. The

correlation between varve thickness and mass balance (Figure 27, C) is statistically

significant but not meaningful because the r2 value is so low and the correlation between

varve thickness and winter (Sep-May, defined by monthly temperatures below freezing)

precipitation (Figure 27, D) is not statistically significant.

Table 2: Summary of statistical correlations for varve thickness (x) regressed against climatological parameters (y) and mass balance (y).

r r2 p m b

Summer Temperature (JJA) 0.181 0.033 0.058 0.398 4.214

Summer Precipitation (JJA) 0.217 0.047 0.028 17.989 36.022

Winter Precipitation (Sep-May) 0.103 0.011 0.295 14.666 121.031

Linnébreen Mass Balance 0.101 0.010 0.0001 0.110 -0.510

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A B

C D

Figure 27: Correlations between varve thickness (x) and climatology (1912–2009) (y). Varve thickness has a statistically significant positive correlation to average summer (JJA) temperature (A), and to summer (JJA) precipitation (B). Varve thickness does not correlate meaningfully to mass balance (C) or significantly to winter (Sep-May) precipitation (D).

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The 11-year running mean of the varve thickness measurements is also correlated

with the 11-year running mean of the climatological parameters. The correlation between

the running mean of varve thickness and the running mean of summer (JJA) precipitation

is statistically significant with an r2-value of 0.28 (Figure 28, A). The correlations

between the running mean of varve thickness and the running mean of summer (JJA)

temperature (Figure 28, B), winter precipitation (Figure 28, C), and mass balance (Figure

28, D) are not statistically significant.

Table 3: Summary of statistical correlations for the 11-year running mean of varve thickness (x) regressed against the 11-year running mean of climatological parameters (y) and mass balance (y).

r r2 p m b

Summer Temperature (JJA) 0.126 0.016 0.205 0.319 4.244

Summer Precipitation (JJA) 0.529 0.280 6.84x10-8 40.835 24.931

Winter Precipitation (Sep-May) 0.171 0.029 0.105 18.003 118.828

Linnébreen Mass Balance 0.120 0.014 0.527 -0.050 -0.370

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C D Figure 28: Correlations between smoothed (11-year running mean) thickness and climate. The 11-year running mean of varve thickness has a statistically significant positive correlation with the 11-year running mean of summer (JJA) precipitation (A). Smoothed thickness against summer (JJA) temperature (B), mass balance (C), and winter (Sep-May) precipitation (D) does not correlate significantly.

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Climate Reconstructions The statistically significant correlations between annually resolved varve

thickness and summer (JJA) temperature (Figure 27, A) and precipitation (Figure 27, B)

can be used to make climate reconstructions of summer (JJA) temperature (Figure 29)

and precipitation (Figure 30) from before the instrumental record. The mean

reconstructed summer (JJA) temperature is 4.34°C. For the MWP and the LIA it is

4.33°C and for the 20th Century it is 4.41°C. The mean reconstructed summer (JJA)

precipitation is 42.04 mm, for the MWP it is 41.28 mm, for the LIA it is 41.55 mm, and

for the 20th Century it is 45.09 mm. The instrumental summer (JJA) temperature and

precipitation data fall within the confidence interval for the reconstructed records. A

reconstruction of summer (JJA) precipitation can also be made from the statistically

significant correlation between the smoothed (11-year running mean) varve thickness and

the smoothed summer (JJA) precipitation (Figure 31).

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Figure 29: Reconstructed summer (JJA) temperature is shown in blue. The green represents the confidence interval for the reconstructed temperature, and the red is the instrumental record.

Figure 30: Reconstructed summer (JJA) precipitation is shown in blue. The confidence interval for the reconstructed precipitation is green, and the instrumental record is red.

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Figure 31: Summer (JJA) precipitation reconstructed from the correlation of smoothed summer precipitation and smoothed varve thickness is shown in purple. The 11-year running mean of the reconstruction is shown in orange, the instrumental precipitation record is shown in red, and the uncertainty for the reconstruction is shown in blue.

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Discussion

Varve Thickness, Compaction, and Age Model

The varve thickness measurements show an increasing trend through time with

the highest mean thicknesses being found in the 20th Century (Figure 23). In thinking

about this trend towards thicker varves at the top of the core, we need to address the issue

of compaction. We would expect the varves at the top of the core (corresponding to the

20th Century) to be thicker than the varves at the bottom of the core because the top has

experienced less post-depositional sediment compaction. Because the MAR for the top of

the core (0.045 g/cm2) is 27% greater than the MAR for the bottom of the core (0.033

g/cm2), we are confident that the trend towards thicker varves in the 20th century can be

in part attributed to environmental factors aside from compaction such as changes in

climate.

If compaction were the sole factor contributing to changes in varve thickness,

then we would expect to see a hockey stick shaped varve thickness graph. Instead, we

see changes in varve thickness throughout the sedimentary record including a trend

towards increasing varve thickness at the end of the MWP, a gradual trend towards

decreasing thickness throughout the beginning of the LIA, and a trend towards increasing

thickness beginning in AD 1850 and accelerating through the 20th century (Figure 23).

These observed trends are expected because varve thickness is a function of the

sedimentation rate in Linnévatnent, which is controlled by climate. The primary source

of sediment to Linnévatnet is Linnéelva, and the amount of sediment carried by

Linnéelva is a function of discharge. During periods of warming, we would expect to see

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higher discharges in Linnéelva due to warmer temperatures causing greater glacier

ablation and snowmelt. During periods of cooling, we would expect to see lower varve

thicknesses because decreased ablation and snowmelt cause lower discharges and

decreased sedimentation.

The 20th Century has a higher mean varve thickness (0.50 mm) than the LIA (0.31

mm), and the LIA has a lower mean varve thickness than the rest of the core (0.34 mm).

From temperature reconstructions and moraine evidence, we know that the LIA was one

of the coldest time periods in the last 12,000 years (Bradley et al., 2003) during which

there were global glacier advances (Wanner et al., 2008) including the advance of

Linnébreen on Svalbard (Snyder et al., 1999). In Linnédalen, during a time of cold

temperatures and glacial advance, we would expect lower varve thicknesses because

longer winters, shorter springs, positive mass balance, and less snowmelt would cause

decreased discharge in Linnéelva and lower sediment fluxes in Linnévatnet. It is also

possible that periods of glacial advance could be associated with increased sedimentation

because an advancing glacier erodes bedrock and thus might cause higher suspended

sediment loads during the basal melt season (David Dethier, personal communication).

Because the MWP was warmer, we would expect it to have a higher mean varve

thickness than the LIA, but it did not. The MWP is associated with warmer winters in

northern Europe (Bradley et al., 2003) and drier conditions globally (Olsen et al., 2008).

Warmer temperatures in Linnédalen would cause increased glacier and snowmelt,

contributing to higher discharges in Linnéelva and greater sedimentation in Linnévatnet.

One possible explanation for the low varve thicknesses during the MWP (0.30 mm) could

be that while winters might have been warmer in some places, they might not have been

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warm enough to decrease the duration of winter at the high latitudes. A second

explanation is that the drier conditions caused decreased discharge (due to lower

precipitation rates), which offset the influence of warmer temperatures causing increased

discharge (due to increased snowmelt). A third explanation is that the calculated mean

varve thickness for the MWP is not reflexive of the observed trend, which shows

thickening varves during the end of the time period, because the sediment record during

the MWP is incomplete (Figure 23).

The varve thickness record shows two anomalously large measurements at AD

1249 and AD 1056.5 (Figure 23). One explanation for these anomalies is that I

misinterpreted some of the varves and measured multiple varves as one. Another

explanation is that the thickness of the anomalous laminae is not a function of climate.

There are several fan deltas, which prograde into Linnévatnet and it is possible that the

very thick varves are the result of a subaqueous slope failure causing a thick sediment

layer, which is an event and not a varve.

The lamination anomaly at AD 1249 does not match the varved sediment pattern

that surrounds it, and it also does not look like multiple varves that were miscounted as

one (Figure 32, A). In this section of the sediment record, there is a distinct varve pattern

where the coarser spring layers are light gray and the finer winter layers are dark gray.

This pattern is interrupted by a much thicker tan layer, which shows a generally fining-up

pattern typical of a turbidite. Because this anomalous lamination looks distinctly

different from the varves that surround it, I am confident that it is not a varve, and I

therefore excluded it from my climate reconstructions.

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The anomaly at AD 1056.5 is similar to the one from AD 1249 in that it doesn’t

fit in with the surrounding sediment pattern, and it also does not look like multiple

varves, which were misattributed as one (Figure 32, B). The surrounding sediment

pattern is alternating light and dark brown bands corresponding to summer and winter

layers, but the anomaly is much thicker and is more of an orange-tan color. Like the

anomaly at AD 1249, this lamination shows a generally fining-up sequence typical of a

turbidite and so it was also omitted from the climate reconstructions.

Another commonality between these two anomalies is that they are cracked. The

cracked space was not included in the thickness measurement, but it is possible that the

process of cracking stretched out the sediment to make it thicker than it would have been

otherwise. It is also possible that the cracking is related to the anomaly because a coarser

turbidite layer would have less cohesion than the surrounding varves and would therefore

be more likely to crack during thin section preparation.

A B

Figure 32: Photoshop images of the two anomalous laminations. The anomaly at AD 1249 (A) is 2.60 mm thick and the anomaly at AD 1056.5 (B) is 1.74 mm thick. Both anomalous laminations are probably turbidites rather than varves.

1 mm 1 mm

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The varve thickness measurements from site I (Figure 23) have a mean thickness

of 0.34 mm with a standard deviation of 0.21 mm, and these measurements are

inconsistent with Pompeani et al.’s (2009) from site G (Figure 6) who found a mean

varve thickness of 1.4 mm with a standard deviation of 0.6 mm. Pompeani’s varve

thicknesses are three times thicker than my own and it is difficult to figure out why our

measurements differ by so much. I had thought that perhaps Pompeani had made a

mistake when converting between pixel length and millimeters, but his varve thicknesses

add up to the length of his core, so it is unclear where the error occurred.

I am confident in my own interpretation and measurement of varves because my

results are consistent with Plutonium dating (Figure 25) which indicates that 1963

occurred from the sediment sample at 3.0–3.5 cm depth, and my age model placed 1963

at 3.0 cm depth. Additionally, my results are supported by Cesium-137 dating by

Nereson (2010) for a core taken at site G (Figure 6) also during the summer of 2009,

which found a 137Cs maximum at 2.90 cm corresponding to the year 1963–64 (Figure 33).

Nereson (2010) found the 137Cs spike at a slightly shallower depth than my Pu spike,

which is consistent with the expected lower sedimentation rate at site G than at site I

(Figure 6) due to distance away from the Linnéelva inlet.

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Figure 33: Graph showing the 137Cs profile for core a core from site G (Figure 6). The profile indicates that the year 1963 occurred at 2.9 cm depth which is consistent with my Pu dating at site I, which indicated that the year 1963 occurred at 3.0 cm depth (Nereson, 2010).

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Varve Thickness and Climate Correlations I expected to see a positive correlation between varve thickness and each of the

climatological parameters that I tested, average summer (JJA) temperature, summer

precipitation, and winter (Sep-May) precipitation, because each relates to discharge.

Increased summer temperature influences discharge by causing greater glacier and

snowmelt. Greater summer precipitation influences discharge directly by raising river

levels and indirectly by accelerating melt. Winter precipitation influences discharge

because the amount of accumulated snow determines the amount of melt in the spring,

which then contributes to flow in Linnéelva. I expected to find a negative correlation

between varve thickness and glacier mass balance because a more negative mass balance

indicates a greater amount of melt which would correspond to higher discharge.

The correlations between varve thickness and summer (JJA) temperature and

between thickness and summer (JJA) precipitation were positive and statistically

significant, but with very low r2-values (Figure 27, A and B). The correlations between

varve thickness and mass balance and between thickness and winter (Sep-May)

precipitation were not statistically significant (Figure 27, C and D).

As expected, varve thickness correlates positively with summer (JJA) temperature

because increased temperatures cause greater glacier ablation and increased snowmelt,

both of which contribute to higher discharges and greater sedimentation fluxes (Figure

27, A). The relationship between thickness and summer (JJA) temperature can only

explain 3% of the variability in the varve thickness measurements, so other factors have

dominant control of thickness. One possible explanation for this could be that the

intensity of the spring melt is more influential than average summer temperature. A

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possible way to test for this could be to compare varve thickness to June temperature or

to summer positive degree-days. When I correlated June temperature with thickness, I

found that while the relationship is statistically significant (p=3.19x10-21), it explains less

than 3% of the variability (r2=0.027).

Varve thickness correlates positively with summer (JJA) precipitation with the

highest r2-value of all of the annually resolved correlations (Figure 27, B). Summer (JJA)

precipitation directly influences discharge and Matell (2006) found that in mid-late

summer, discharge is primarily a function of precipitation. While the r2-value for this

correlation was higher than the others, the relationship between varve thickness and

summer (JJA) precipitation only explains 5% of the variability in thickness, indicating

that precipitation is not the dominant control on varve thickness. A possible explanation

for this is that, the intensity of the precipitation is more influential than the overall

amount of precipitation added up over three months (JJA). For example, a summer with

lower precipitation that is stormier, in which precipitation is concentrated into a couple of

storm events might cause greater sediment input than a summer in which precipitation is

higher, but evenly distributed so that the discharge is constant. While I have not analyzed

precipitation intensity, I do know that Linnédalen received higher than average rainfall

during the summer of 2004 (70 mm), but varve thickness for the same year (0.42 mm)

was below the 20th century average. It could be that the summer of 2004, despite the high

amount of rainfall, was not as stormy as some other summers.

I expected varve thickness to correlate negatively to glacier mass balance because

more negative mass balance values, indicating glacier ablation, would cause increased

discharge corresponding to thicker varves (Figure 27, C). The lack of correlation is

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probably because Linnébreen is relatively small compared to the 27 km2 Linnéelva

watershed and would therefore have a comparatively small influence on discharge and so

changes in Linnébreen mass balance are not likely to show up in the very finely

laminated sediment record.

I expected varve thickness and winter (Sep-May) precipitation to have a positive

correlation because greater winter snow accumulation would lead to a greater quantity of

snowmelt and thus higher discharges (Figure 27, D). The reason why the correlation

between thickness and winter precipitation was not statistically significant might be that

the intensity of the spring melt is not related to total snow accumulation.

In addition to correlating annual climatology with annually resolved varve

thickness, I also made correlations between an 11-year running mean of the climate

parameters and an 11-year running mean of the varve thickness measurements. I made

these smoothed correlations in case I was somehow off by one or more years in my age

model, which would have completely thrown off my annual correlations because there is

so much year-to-year variability in the climatology (Figure 22), and also to see if any of

the climate parameters had a greater influence on varve thickness when considered over a

longer time period.

The only 11-year running mean correlation that is statistically significant is the

correlation between varve thickness and summer precipitation (Figure 28, A). When this

correlation is smoothed, the r2-value increases to 0.28 and the p-value decreases to

6.835x10-8 indicating that the correlation is significant, and that smoothed summer

precipitation explains almost 30% of the variability in the smoothed thickness record.

The reason for the greater correlation when the records are smoothed is probably not due

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to compensating for the age model being off by a year because the correlations do not

improve for any of the other parameters. The improvement in correlation is probably due

to the influence of precipitation over a greater time span, which suggests that

precipitation is stored within the watershed over a longer period than one year. An

example of this theory is seen in the sediment record for 2004 and 2005. The summer of

2004 had higher than average precipitation (70 mm), but lower than average varve

thickness (0.42 mm). Interestingly, the following summer had lower precipitation (40

mm), but higher than average varve thickness (0.70), which supports the theory that there

may be a time lag between precipitation and its influence on varve thickness.

What is interesting about this correlation is that the thickness measurements,

which fall roughly in the middle of the observed spectrum, between 0.40 and 0.50 mm,

are associated with a large range in precipitation values, from >25 mm to <60 mm. On

the other hand, the thickness measurements that fall on the extreme ends of the observed

spectrum, >0.35 mm and <0.60 mm, are all associated with very low variability in

precipitation such that almost all of the thinner varves are associated with relatively dry

summers (>35 mm) and almost all of the thicker varves are associated with wetter

summers (<50 mm). This observation suggests that summer precipitation is most

influential when varve thicknesses are either very thin or very thick, but for varves with

an average thickness, there is a great range in possible precipitation levels and therefore

there must be other controlling factors.

The other smoothed correlations did not show statistical significance. The

explanation for the lack of correlation between smoothed winter precipitation and

smoothed thickness and between smoothed glacier mass balance and smoothed thickness

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is probably similar to the explanation stated above for the lack of annual correlation

between the same parameters. It is interesting that the correlation of summer temperature

and varve thickness is statistically significant at an annual resolution, but not at a

smoothed 11-year resolution. This lack of correlation suggests that summer temperature

for a given year is not influenced by summer temperature of past or future years, which

may be because the majority of the snow melts in the valley by the end of the summer

regardless of differences in winter snow accumulation or summer temperature and so

there is no hold-over influence from previous years.

The comparisons between varve thickness and climatological parameters

including mass balance, indicate that while some correlations are statistically significant,

at an annual resolution, the parameters which I have addressed each explain less than 5%

of the variability in thickness, and combined they account for less than 10% of the

variability. When the records are smoothed with an 11-year running mean, summer (JJA)

precipitation can explain 28% of the variability in varve thickness, but there must be

additional dominant factors influencing thickness.

These results are consistent with sediment trap data from 2004–2009 (Figure 9),

which show year-to-year variability in varve thickness that is not yet well understood.

Arnold (2009) analyzed four years of sediment trap data and found that looking at

weather trends (temperature, precipitation, and solar radiation) alone over the four years

did not provide conclusive evidence for the driving force of sedimentation. The

relationship between climate and sedimentation cannot explain as much of the variability

in varve thickness measurements as we had expected, but the long-term trends in varve

thickness are significant and do show that the varves in the 20th century are thicker than

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those in the rest of the core. Even though we do not fully understand the driving

mechanisms for varve thickness, we can conclude that the 20th century is a unique period

of change that is different from the LIA and MWP.

Climate Reconstructions

The climate reconstruction based on the correlation with the highest r2-value

(0.28) is the 11-year smoothed reconstruction of summer precipitation (Figure 30).

While there is uncertainty associated with this reconstruction, the correlation indicates

that very thin and very thick varves can be well explained by changes in summer

precipitation (Figure 28, A). The reconstruction suggests that precipitation has varied

through time with a greater number of wet summers occurring in the 20th century than in

the past 1,000 years.

The two annually resolved climate reconstructions are created using correlations

with low r2-values, which means that the reconstructions are not robust. In addition to

the uncertainty, the reconstructed records do not show the year-to-year magnitude in

variability seen in the instrumental record. The reason that the variability is lost is

because at each temperature level or amount of precipitation, there is a range in varve

thicknesses. Even with these two caveats, the reconstructions show that the 20th century

has had the warmest and wettest summers (JJA) of the past 1,000 years and the

magnitude of climate change which is occurring today is greater than the change which

occurred during the LIA and the MWP. The annual temperature reconstruction is also

well supported by a climate reconstruction by Vaillencourt (2010) showing alkenone-

inferred temperature from Kongessvatnet (Figure 34), which is approximately 3 km to the

southeast of Linnévatnet.

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Figure 34: Alkenone-inferred temperature from Kongressvatnet (Vaillencourt, 2010).

The reconstructions can only provide an estimate of what the summer climate in

Linnédalen might have been like before the instrumental record. Each reconstruction is

created from a correlation with a low r2-value, which means that the variability in varve

thickness cannot be fully explained by the tested climatology parameters. Because the

variability in varve thickness through time can only be partly attributed to changes in

summer temperature and precipitation, the reconstructions can only tell a partial story of

past climate. Even though the story is incomplete, what the sediment record tells us is

still valuable and interesting. While a mathematical equation cannot fully explain trends

in varve thickness, we do see a pattern towards thicker varves in the 20th century, which

cannot be entirely explained by compaction and that is unique to the last 1,000 years.

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Conclusion

Sediments in the deep main basin of Linnévatnet are varved and plutonium dating

confirms that each couplet represents one year of sedimentation. Varve thickness has a

statistically significant positive correlation to summer (JJA) temperature and

precipitation, but low r2-values indicate that additional factors explain over 90% of the

variability in varve thickness. Varve thicknesses vary greatly year-to-year and the

relationship between climatology and thickness is not well understood. The low r2-values

create a large uncertainty in the climate reconstructions and the reconstructions mute the

yearly variability in climate. Even with the limitations of the reconstructions, trends in

varve thickness suggest that summer (JJA) temperature and precipitation have been

greater in the 20th Century than in the past 1,000 years and that climate change in the 20th

Century has been greater than during the Little Ice Age and the Medieval Warm Period.

Because the Arctic is highly sensitive to climate change, it is often used as a gauge for the

rest of the world, and this research suggests that the climate change we are experiencing

now is of a greater magnitude than during periods of change in the recent past.

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Year

Error (±)

Thickness (pixels)

Thickness (mm)

Depth (mm)

JJA Temp (°C)

JJA Precip (mm)

Mass Balance (m/year)

Winter Precip (mm)

Recon Temp (°C)

Recon Precip (mm)

RM Recon Precip (mm)

2009.

0 0.0 24 0.13 0.13 5.00 4.26 38.31 20

08.0 0.0 96 0.51 0.63 4.30 4.41 45.16

2007.

0 0.0 272 1.44 2.07 5.70 4.77 61.91 20

06.0 0.0 452 2.39 4.47 5.70 5.14 79.02

2005.

0 0.0 132 0.70 5.16 5.97 40.4 -0.89 82.90 4.49 48.59 51.02 20

04.0 0.0 80 0.42 5.59 5.43 69.9 -1.05 133.00 4.38 43.64 51.74

2003.

0 0.0 92 0.49 6.07 5.40 26.4 -0.85 167.90 4.40 44.78 51.40 20

02.0 0.0 196 1.04 7.11 6.10 40.6 -0.55 144.70 4.62 54.68 49.23

2001.

0 0.0 184 0.97 8.09 5.43 40.6 -0.40 153.00 4.59 53.54 45.73 20

00.0 0.0 48 0.25 8.34 4.47 43.5 -0.03 150.10 4.31 40.59 45.24

1999.

0 0.0 100 0.53 8.87 4.67 61.4 -0.31 78.60 4.42 45.54 45.16 19

98.0 0.0 60 0.32 9.19 5.97 14.4 -0.86 112.30 4.34 41.73 44.89

1997.

0 0.0 44 0.23 9.42 4.20 67.6 -0.52 135.40 4.30 40.21 43.77 19

96.0 0.0 84 0.44 9.86 4.27 58.4 -0.08 189.90 4.39 44.02 43.22

1995.

0 0.0 80 0.42 10.29 5.03 27.4 -0.79 94.30 4.38 43.64 43.27 19

94.0 0.0 72 0.38 10.67 3.93 89.4 -0.15 153.60 4.36 42.88 42.98

1993.

0 0.0 64 0.34 11.01 5.57 34.5 -0.96 191.90 4.35 42.11 43.07 19

92.0 0.0 78 0.41 11.42 4.60 65.7 -0.17 121.90 4.37 43.45 43.81

1991.

0 0.0 126 0.67 12.09 4.80 59.8 0.12 196.20 4.47 48.02 43.55 19

90.0 0.0 53 0.28 12.37 4.97 26 -0.59 134.90 4.32 41.07 43.72

1989.

0 0.0 70 0.37 12.74 4.17 65 -0.35 100.30 4.36 42.69 45.32 19

87.0 0.0 69 0.37 13.10 5.07 49.9 -0.51 135.00 4.36 42.59 45.87

1986.

0 0.0 122 0.65 13.75 3.67 47.1 0.23 80.60 4.47 47.64 45.72

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1985.

5 0.5 57 0.30 14.05 5.13 43.1 -0.27 179.30 4.33 41.45 45.68 19

84.5 0.5 98 0.52 14.57 5.07 27.2 -0.52 165.80 4.42 45.35 47.00

1983.

5 0.5 240 1.27 15.84 4.80 40.1 -0.71 125.00 4.71 58.87 47.92 19

83.0 1.0 122 0.65 16.48 4.80 40.1 -0.22 125.00 4.47 47.64 48.35

1982.

0 1.0 62 0.33 16.81 3.80 44.8 -0.01 103.60 4.34 41.92 48.59 19

81.0 1.0 122 0.65 17.46 3.33 30.9 -0.51 111.10 4.47 47.64 49.29

1980.

5 1.5 191 1.01 18.47 3.57 100.5 -0.48 141.80 4.61 54.20 49.80 19

80.0 2.0 167 0.88 19.35 3.60 100.5 -0.69 141.80 4.56 51.92 48.83

1979.

0 2.0 114 0.60 19.95 4.50 85.3 -0.52 140.50 4.45 46.87 50.17 19

78.5 2.5 147 0.78 20.73 4.30 37.7 -0.08 139.60 4.52 50.01 51.43

1977.

5 2.5 131 0.69 21.43 4.20 22.4 -0.40 92.50 4.48 48.49 51.09 19

77.0 3.0 151 0.80 22.22 4.20 22.4 -0.26 104.00 4.52 50.40 50.71

1976.

0 3.0 139 0.74 22.96 4.10 44.2 -0.91 152.30 4.50 49.25 49.55 19

75.5 3.5 262 1.39 24.35 4.60 76.3 -0.05 128.00 4.75 60.96 49.09

1975.

0 4.0 195 1.03 25.38 4.60 76.3 -0.27 179.00 4.62 54.58 48.63 19

74.0 4.0 86 0.46 25.83 4.10 37 -0.52 158.00 4.39 44.21 48.03

1973.

0 4.0 151 0.80 26.63 5.10 29 -0.54 170.00 4.52 50.40 47.09 19

72.0 4.0 45 0.24 26.87 4.10 58 -0.89 115.00 4.31 40.31 46.15

1971.

0 4.0 66 0.35 27.22 5.10 114 -0.40 118.00 4.35 42.30 44.43 19

70.0 4.0 98 0.52 27.74 4.87 58 130.00 4.42 45.35 43.18

1969.

0 4.0 68 0.36 28.10 3.87 66 121.00 4.35 42.49 43.06 19

68.0 4.0 53 0.28 28.38 3.80 25 172.00 4.32 41.07 42.09

1967.

0 4.0 40 0.21 28.59 3.07 56 109.00 4.30 39.83 42.39 19

66.0 4.0 81 0.43 29.02 3.77 87 100.00 4.38 43.73 43.35

1965.

0 4.0 64 0.34 29.36 4.03 51 178.00 4.35 42.11 43.48 19

64.5 4.5 73 0.39 29.74 4.00 30 102.70 4.36 42.97 43.41

1964.

0 5.0 49 0.26 30.00 4.00 30 102.70 4.31 40.69 43.80 19

63.0 5.0 77 0.41 30.41 3.50 44 149.00 4.37 43.35 43.91

1962.

5 5.5 167 0.88 31.29 3.63 52 177.00 4.56 51.92 44.07

19 5.5 111 0.59 31.88 3.00 45 188.00 4.44 46.59 44.08

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61.5

1960.

5 5.5 61 0.32 32.20 5.27 45 188.00 4.34 41.83 43.86 19

59.5 5.5 94 0.50 32.70 4.70 46 250.00 4.41 44.97 44.43

1958.

5 5.5 52 0.28 32.98 3.90 51 97.60 4.32 40.97 44.27 19

57.5 5.5 97 0.51 33.49 3.90 72 127.90 4.41 45.26 43.58

1956.

5 5.5 66 0.35 33.84 4.60 34 95.60 4.35 42.30 43.49 19

55.5 5.5 49 0.26 34.10 4.20 32.2 91.80 4.31 40.69 43.92

1955.

0 6.0 109 0.58 34.68 4.20 32.2 91.80 4.44 46.40 44.15 19

54.0 6.0 61 0.32 35.00 3.60 56.6 201.70 4.34 41.83 44.87

1953.

0 6.0 94 0.50 35.50 4.40 46.4 107.10 4.41 44.97 44.60 19

52.5 6.5 102 0.54 36.04 5.50 56.9 98.20 4.42 45.73 44.60

1951.

5 6.5 106 0.56 36.60 4.70 43.2 110.90 4.43 46.11 45.26 19

50.5 6.5 118 0.62 37.22 4.30 33.1 96.40 4.46 47.25 45.02

1949.

5 6.5 127 0.67 37.89 4.50 34 80.90 4.48 48.11 44.97 19

48.5 6.5 69 0.37 38.26 3.30 29.1 79.90 4.36 42.59 44.49

1947.

5 6.5 66 0.35 38.61 3.63 28.8 90.00 4.35 42.30 44.02 19

46.5 6.5 118 0.62 39.23 4.00 56.9 181.00 4.46 47.25 45.45

1945.

5 6.5 84 0.44 39.68 4.40 24.3 62.10 4.39 44.02 45.01 19

45.0 7.0 56 0.30 39.97 4.40 24.3 62.10 4.33 41.35 44.67

1944.

5 7.5 44 0.23 40.21 3.87 4.30 40.21 44.63 19

43.5 7.5 52 0.28 40.48 3.70 4.32 40.97 44.57

1942.

5 7.5 256 1.35 41.84 3.87 4.74 60.39 44.13 19

41.5 7.5 72 0.38 42.22 4.00 37.4 155.70 4.36 42.88 44.25

1940.

5 7.5 92 0.49 42.70 3.97 65.7 140.30 4.40 44.78 44.47 19

39.5 7.5 64 0.34 43.04 4.03 60.1 104.30 4.35 42.11 44.47

1939.

0 8.0 60 0.32 43.36 4.00 60.1 112.60 4.34 41.73 46.26 19

38.5 8.5 72 0.38 43.74 4.20 42.9 194.00 4.36 42.88 45.31

1938.

0 9.0 96 0.51 44.25 4.20 42.9 123.00 4.41 45.16 45.24 19

37.5 9.5 80 0.42 44.67 4.90 99.4 134.00 4.38 43.64 44.70

1936. 9.5 44 0.23 44.90 4.53 46.2 113.00 4.30 40.21 44.47

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5

1935.

5 9.5 240 1.27 46.17 4.17 49.8 104.90 4.71 58.87 44.17 19

35.0 10.0 156 0.83 47.00 4.20 49.8 112.50 4.54 50.87 43.98

1934.

5 10.5 64 0.34 47.34 5.00 14 177.60 4.35 42.11 43.37 19

33.5 10.5 36 0.19 47.53 5.10 59 77.80 4.29 39.45 43.37

1933.

0 11.0 40 0.21 47.74 5.10 59 96.40 4.30 39.83 43.37 19

32.0 11.0 28 0.15 47.89 4.27 31 75.70 4.27 38.69 41.66

1931.

0 11.0 52 0.28 48.16 4.27 35 108.10 4.32 40.97 40.71 19

30.5 11.5 32 0.17 48.33 4.80 26.4 108.80 4.28 39.07 40.51

1929.

5 11.5 80 0.42 48.76 5.60 22.3 206.60 4.38 43.64 40.48 19

29.0 12.0 44 0.23 48.99 5.60 22.3 146.80 4.30 40.21 41.16

1928.

0 12.0 60 0.32 49.31 3.03 14.8 109.90 4.34 41.73 41.24 19

27.0 12.0 56 0.30 49.60 3.83 35.8 68.80 4.33 41.35 41.77

1926.

5 12.5 44 0.23 49.84 4.33 20.1 82.10 4.30 40.21 42.15 19

26.0 13.0 32 0.17 50.01 4.30 20.1 115.70 4.28 39.07 42.61

1925.

0 13.0 112 0.59 50.60 3.83 19.6 98.00 4.44 46.68 43.22 19

24.0 13.0 36 0.19 50.79 5.13 33.1 94.20 4.29 39.45 43.22

1923.

0 13.0 108 0.57 51.36 4.93 18.2 95.10 4.44 46.30 43.45 19

22.0 13.0 72 0.38 51.74 4.77 26.3 138.30 4.36 42.88 43.83

1921.

0 13.0 128 0.68 52.42 6.07 37.4 82.90 4.48 48.21 44.25 19

20.0 13.0 108 0.57 52.99 5.07 21.7 133.00 4.44 46.30 43.64

1919.

0 13.0 60 0.32 53.31 4.07 72 167.90 4.34 41.73 44.28 19

18.0 13.0 80 0.42 53.73 4.57 18 144.70 4.38 43.64 43.98

1917.

0 13.0 84 0.44 54.18 5.10 19.2 153.00 4.39 44.02 43.98 19

16.0 13.0 76 0.40 54.58 2.47 44 150.10 4.37 43.26 44.44

1915.

5 13.5 48 0.25 54.83 3.87 31.4 78.60 4.31 40.59 44.21 19

14.5 13.5 104 0.55 55.38 3.20 29.2 112.30 4.43 45.92 45.20

1913.

5 13.5 76 0.40 55.78 4.00 32.7 135.40 4.37 43.26 45.01 19

12.5 13.5 72 0.38 56.16 3.50 35.3 189.90 4.36 42.88 44.51

1911.

5 13.5 176 0.93 57.10 4.58 52.78 44.36

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1910.

5 13.5 84 0.44 57.54 4.39 44.02 44.59 19

09.5 13.5 164 0.87 58.41 4.55 51.63 44.47

1908.

5 13.5 60 0.32 58.73 4.34 41.73 44.44 19

07.5 13.5 32 0.17 58.90 4.28 39.07 43.98

1906.

5 13.5 60 0.32 59.21 4.34 41.73 43.26 19

05.5 13.5 72 0.38 59.59 4.36 42.88 43.10

1904.

5 13.5 92 0.49 60.08 4.40 44.78 41.89 19

03.5 13.5 72 0.38 60.46 4.36 42.88 41.70

1902.

5 13.5 24 0.13 60.59 4.26 38.31 41.81 19

01.5 13.5 100 0.53 61.12 4.42 45.54 41.62

1900.

5 13.5 68 0.36 61.48 4.35 42.49 41.20 18

99.5 13.5 36 0.19 61.67 4.29 39.45 41.31

1898.

5 13.5 40 0.21 61.88 4.30 39.83 41.35 18

97.5 13.5 44 0.23 62.11 4.30 40.21 41.54

1896.

5 13.5 40 0.21 62.32 4.30 39.83 41.62 18

95.5 13.5 28 0.15 62.47 4.27 38.69 41.39

1894.

5 13.5 104 0.55 63.02 4.43 45.92 41.89 18

93.5 13.5 76 0.40 63.42 4.37 43.26 41.81

1892.

5 13.5 44 0.23 63.66 4.30 40.21 41.89 18

91.5 13.5 108 0.57 64.23 4.44 46.30 41.85

1890.

5 13.5 44 0.23 64.46 4.30 40.21 42.34 18

89.5 13.5 88 0.47 64.93 4.40 44.40 42.72

1888.

5 13.5 32 0.17 65.10 4.28 39.07 42.61 18

87.5 13.5 52 0.28 65.37 4.32 40.97 43.71

1886.

5 13.5 36 0.19 65.56 4.29 39.45 43.33 18

85.5 13.5 80 0.42 65.99 4.38 43.64 43.48

1884.

5 13.5 144 0.76 66.75 4.51 49.73 43.56 18

83.5 13.5 64 0.34 67.09 4.35 42.11 43.90

1882.

5 13.5 160 0.85 67.93 4.54 51.25 43.75

18 13.5 68 0.36 68.29 4.35 42.49 43.75

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81.5

1880.

5 13.5 60 0.32 68.61 4.34 41.73 43.52 18

79.5 13.5 96 0.51 69.12 4.41 45.16 42.76

1878.

5 13.5 68 0.36 69.48 4.35 42.49 42.49 18

77.5 13.5 36 0.19 69.67 4.29 39.45 42.80

1876.

5 13.5 36 0.19 69.86 4.29 39.45 42.46 18

75.5 13.5 56 0.30 70.16 4.33 41.35 42.19

1874.

5 13.5 64 0.34 70.49 4.35 42.11 41.58 18

73.5 13.5 36 0.19 70.68 4.29 39.45 41.70

1872.

5 13.5 192 1.02 71.70 4.61 54.30 42.65 18

71.5 13.5 32 0.17 71.87 4.28 39.07 43.18

1870.

5 13.5 32 0.17 72.04 4.28 39.07 43.45 18

69.5 13.5 32 0.17 72.21 4.28 39.07 43.64

1868.

5 13.5 80 0.42 72.63 4.38 43.64 43.64 18

67.5 13.5 136 0.72 73.35 4.49 48.97 42.19

1866.

5 13.5 92 0.49 73.84 4.40 44.78 42.91 18

65.5 13.5 84 0.44 74.28 4.39 44.02 43.10

1864.

5 13.5 84 0.44 74.73 4.39 44.02 43.56 18

63.5 13.5 36 0.19 74.92 4.29 39.45 43.22

1862.

5 13.5 40 0.21 75.13 4.30 39.83 42.84 18

61.5 13.5 108 0.57 75.70 4.44 46.30 42.80

1860.

5 13.5 52 0.28 75.98 4.32 40.97 42.72 18

59.5 13.5 80 0.42 76.40 4.38 43.64 43.60

1858.

5 13.5 44 0.23 76.63 4.30 40.21 45.08 18

57.5 13.5 96 0.51 77.14 4.41 45.16 45.08

1856.

5 13.5 88 0.47 77.61 4.40 44.40 44.44 18

55.5 13.5 76 0.40 78.01 4.37 43.26 44.17

1854.

5 13.5 176 0.93 78.94 4.58 52.78 43.60 18

53.5 13.5 192 1.02 79.96 4.61 54.30 43.33

1852. 13.5 40 0.21 80.17 4.30 39.83 42.57

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5

1851.

5 13.5 40 0.21 80.38 4.30 39.83 42.91 18

50.5 13.5 24 0.13 80.51 4.26 38.31 43.03

1849.

5 13.5 20 0.11 80.61 4.26 37.93 41.77 18

48.5 13.5 16 0.08 80.70 4.25 37.55 40.78

1847.

5 13.5 16 0.08 80.78 4.25 37.55 40.86 18

46.5 13.5 124 0.66 81.44 4.47 47.83 40.67

1845.

5 13.5 88 0.47 81.90 4.40 44.40 41.09 18

45.0 14.0 44 0.23 82.14 4.30 40.21 41.73

1844.

5 14.5 88 0.47 82.60 4.40 44.40 42.30 18

44.0 15.0 48 0.25 82.86 4.31 40.59 43.03

1843.

5 15.5 20 0.11 82.96 4.26 37.93 42.15 18

42.5 15.5 68 0.36 83.32 4.35 42.49 41.85

1841.

5 15.5 88 0.47 83.79 4.40 44.40 42.23 18

40.5 15.5 76 0.40 84.19 4.37 43.26 42.00

1839.

5 15.5 92 0.49 84.68 4.40 44.78 41.85 18

38.5 15.5 32 0.17 84.84 4.28 39.07 42.19

1837.

5 15.5 56 0.30 85.14 4.33 41.35 41.96 18

36.5 15.5 84 0.44 85.59 4.39 44.02 41.43

1835.

5 15.5 64 0.34 85.92 4.35 42.11 40.93 18

34.5 15.5 32 0.17 86.09 4.28 39.07 40.71

1833.

5 15.5 56 0.30 86.39 4.33 41.35 40.55 18

32.5 15.5 44 0.23 86.62 4.30 40.21 40.36

1831.

5 15.5 32 0.17 86.79 4.28 39.07 39.91 18

30.5 15.5 24 0.13 86.92 4.26 38.31 39.79

1829.

5 15.5 68 0.36 87.28 4.35 42.49 40.10 18

28.5 15.5 16 0.08 87.36 4.25 37.55 40.13

1827.

5 15.5 36 0.19 87.55 4.29 39.45 40.59 18

26.5 15.5 36 0.19 87.74 4.29 39.45 40.55

1825.

5 15.5 52 0.28 88.02 4.32 40.97 40.59

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1824.

5 15.5 64 0.34 88.36 4.35 42.11 40.67 18

23.5 15.5 60 0.32 88.68 4.34 41.73 41.16

1822.

5 15.5 92 0.49 89.16 4.40 44.78 41.05 18

21.5 15.5 28 0.15 89.31 4.27 38.69 40.83

1820.

5 15.5 28 0.15 89.46 4.27 38.69 40.56 18

19.5 15.5 76 0.40 89.86 4.37 43.26 40.56

1818.

5 15.5 68 0.36 90.22 4.35 42.49 41.17 18

17.5 15.5 24 0.13 90.35 4.26 38.31 40.60

1816.

5 15.5 13 0.07 90.42 4.24 37.26 41.40 18

15.5 15.5 24 0.13 90.54 4.26 38.31 41.51

1814.

5 15.5 64 0.34 90.88 4.35 42.11 40.98 18

14.0 16.0 124 0.66 91.54 4.47 47.83 40.71

1813.

0 16.0 32 0.17 91.71 4.28 39.07 40.68 18

12.0 16.0 112 0.59 92.30 4.44 46.68 41.05

1811.

0 16.0 40 0.21 92.51 4.30 39.83 41.31 18

10.0 16.0 20 0.11 92.62 4.26 37.93 41.35

1809.

0 16.0 40 0.21 92.83 4.30 39.83 40.40 18

08.0 16.0 20 0.11 92.94 4.26 37.93 40.63

1807.

0 16.0 52 0.28 93.21 4.32 40.97 39.91 18

06.0 16.0 52 0.28 93.49 4.32 40.97 40.93

1805.

0 16.0 68 0.36 93.85 4.35 42.49 40.97 18

04.0 16.0 24 0.13 93.97 4.26 38.31 41.50

1803.

0 16.0 56 0.30 94.27 4.33 41.35 41.62 18

02.0 16.0 36 0.19 94.46 4.29 39.45 42.23

1801.

0 16.0 148 0.78 95.24 4.52 50.11 41.96 18

00.0 16.0 24 0.13 95.37 4.26 38.31 41.66

1799.

0 16.0 96 0.51 95.88 4.41 45.16 41.62 17

98.0 16.0 32 0.17 96.05 4.28 39.07 41.70

1797.

0 16.0 116 0.61 96.66 4.45 47.06 42.30

17 16.0 24 0.13 96.79 4.26 38.31 41.85

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96.0

1795.

0 16.0 36 0.19 96.98 4.29 39.45 41.89 17

94.0 16.0 20 0.11 97.08 4.26 37.93 41.50

1793.

0 16.0 64 0.34 97.42 4.35 42.11 41.77 17

92.0 16.0 100 0.53 97.95 4.42 45.54 41.58

1791.

0 16.0 100 0.53 98.48 4.42 45.54 42.38 17

90.0 16.0 28 0.15 98.63 4.27 38.69 42.32

1789.

0 16.0 56 0.30 98.93 4.33 41.35 42.88 17

88.0 16.0 60 0.32 99.24 4.34 41.73 42.61

1787.

5 16.5 96 0.51 99.75 4.41 45.16 42.11 17

86.5 16.5 108 0.57

100.32 4.44 46.30 41.85

1785.

5 16.5 30 0.16 100.4

8 4.28 38.88 42.32 17

84.5 16.5 78 0.41

100.89 4.37 43.45 42.25

1783.

5 16.5 36 0.19 101.0

8 4.29 39.45 42.08 17

82.5 16.5 48 0.25

101.34 4.31 40.59 41.90

1781.

5 16.5 72 0.38 101.7

2 4.36 42.88 41.28 17

80.5 16.5 78 0.41

102.13 4.37 43.45 41.22

1779.

5 16.5 48 0.25 102.3

9 4.31 40.59 41.33 17

78.5 16.5 42 0.22

102.61 4.30 40.02 41.45

1777.

5 16.5 78 0.41 103.0

2 4.37 43.45 41.33 17

76.5 16.5 42 0.22

103.24 4.30 40.02 41.16

1775.

5 16.5 24 0.13 103.3

7 4.26 38.31 40.88 17

74.5 16.5 90 0.48

103.85 4.40 44.59 40.99

1773.

5 16.5 48 0.25 104.1

0 4.31 40.59 41.22 17

72.5 16.5 36 0.19

104.29 4.29 39.45 40.88

1771.

5 16.5 54 0.29 104.5

8 4.33 41.16 42.02 17

70.5 16.5 48 0.25

104.83 4.31 40.59 42.65

1769.

5 16.5 60 0.32 105.1

5 4.34 41.73 42.48 17

68.5 16.5 66 0.35

105.50 4.35 42.30 42.53

1767. 16.5 42 0.22

105.72 4.30 40.02 42.70

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5

1766.

5 16.5 162 0.86 106.5

8 4.55 51.44 43.73 17

65.5 16.5 90 0.48

107.05 4.40 44.59 44.82

1764.

5 16.5 72 0.38 107.4

3 4.36 42.88 46.08 17

63.5 16.5 54 0.29

107.72 4.33 41.16 46.72

1762.

5 16.5 54 0.29 108.0

1 4.33 41.16 46.78 17

61.5 16.5 162 0.86

108.86 4.55 51.44 45.92

1760.

5 16.5 162 0.86 109.7

2 4.55 51.44 45.46 17

59.5 16.5 193 1.02

110.74 4.61 54.39 45.41

1758.

5 16.5 133 0.70 111.4

5 4.49 48.68 46.09 17

57.5 16.5 48 0.25

111.70 4.31 40.59 46.09

1756.

5 16.5 72 0.38 112.0

8 4.36 42.88 44.89 17

55.5 16.5 42 0.22

112.30 4.30 40.02 43.87

1754.

5 16.5 66 0.35 112.6

5 4.35 42.30 42.71 17

53.5 16.5 126 0.67

113.32 4.47 48.02 41.90

1752.

5 16.5 54 0.29 113.6

0 4.33 41.16 41.96 17

51.5 16.5 36 0.19

113.80 4.29 39.45 41.62

1750.

5 16.5 54 0.29 114.0

8 4.33 41.16 41.46 17

49.5 16.5 72 0.38

114.46 4.36 42.88 41.63

1748.

5 16.5 48 0.25 114.7

2 4.31 40.59 41.11 17

47.5 16.5 54 0.29

115.00 4.33 41.16 40.89

1746.

5 16.5 36 0.19 115.1

9 4.29 39.45 41.34 17

45.5 16.5 25 0.13

115.32 4.27 38.40 41.17

1744.

5 16.5 84 0.44 115.7

7 4.39 44.02 40.94 17

43.5 16.5 72 0.38

116.15 4.36 42.88 41.23

1742.

5 16.5 30 0.16 116.3

1 4.28 38.88 41.06 17

41.5 16.5 84 0.44

116.75 4.39 44.02 41.17

1740.

5 16.5 36 0.19 116.9

4 4.29 39.45 41.68 17

39.5 16.5 48 0.25

117.20 4.31 40.59 41.22

1738.

5 16.5 78 0.41 117.6

1 4.37 43.45 41.45

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1737.

5 16.5 36 0.19 117.8

0 4.29 39.45 41.68 17

36.5 16.5 48 0.25

118.05 4.31 40.59 41.05

1735.

5 16.5 78 0.41 118.4

7 4.37 43.45 41.05 17

34.5 16.5 36 0.19

118.66 4.29 39.45 41.39

1733.

5 16.5 96 0.51 119.1

7 4.41 45.16 40.88 17

32.5 16.5 54 0.29

119.45 4.33 41.16 41.80

1731.

5 16.5 18 0.10 119.5

5 4.25 37.74 42.14 17

30.5 16.5 36 0.19

119.74 4.29 39.45 42.04

1729.

5 16.5 84 0.44 120.1

8 4.39 44.02 42.14 17

28.5 16.5 24 0.13

120.31 4.26 38.31 41.69

1727.

5 16.5 133 0.70 121.0

1 4.49 48.68 42.02 17

26.5 16.5 84 0.44

121.46 4.39 44.02 42.23

1725.

5 16.5 67 0.35 121.8

1 4.35 42.40 42.38 17

24.5 16.5 47 0.25

122.06 4.31 40.50 41.87

1723.

5 16.5 48 0.25 122.3

1 4.31 40.59 42.66 17

22.5 16.5 89 0.47

122.79 4.40 44.49 41.98

1721.

5 16.5 40 0.21 123.0

0 4.30 39.83 41.47 17

20.5 16.5 52 0.28

123.27 4.32 40.97 41.05

1719.

5 16.5 30 0.16 123.4

3 4.28 38.88 40.91 17

18.5 16.5 107 0.57

124.00 4.43 46.21 40.98

1717.

5 16.5 62 0.33 124.3

3 4.34 41.92 40.54 17

16.5 16.5 30 0.16

124.48 4.28 38.88 40.68

1715.

5 16.5 23 0.12 124.6

1 4.26 38.21 40.40 17

14.5 16.5 32 0.17

124.78 4.28 39.07 40.41

1713.

5 16.5 56 0.30 125.0

7 4.33 41.35 40.08 17

12.5 16.5 43 0.23

125.30 4.30 40.12 40.07

1711.

5 16.5 54 0.29 125.5

8 4.33 41.16 40.04 17

10.5 16.5 23 0.12

125.71 4.26 38.21 40.35

1710.

0 17.0 31 0.16 125.8

7 4.28 38.97 40.62

17 17.0 72 0.38 126.2 4.36 42.88 40.66

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09.0

5

1708.

0 17.0 61 0.32 126.5

7 4.34 41.83 40.78 17

07.0 17.0 27 0.14

126.72 4.27 38.59 40.53

1706.

0 17.0 56 0.30 127.0

1 4.33 41.35 41.15 17

05.0 17.0 60 0.32

127.33 4.34 41.73 41.12

1704.

0 17.0 60 0.32 127.6

5 4.34 41.73 41.20 17

03.5 17.5 56 0.30

127.94 4.33 41.35 41.11

1702.

5 17.5 28 0.15 128.0

9 4.27 38.69 41.39 17

01.5 17.5 88 0.47

128.56 4.40 44.40 41.43

1700.

5 17.5 28 0.15 128.7

1 4.27 38.69 41.35 16

99.5 17.5 80 0.42

129.13 4.38 43.64 41.09

1698.

5 17.5 52 0.28 129.4

1 4.32 40.97 40.86 16

97.5 17.5 56 0.30

129.70 4.33 41.35 40.93

1696.

5 17.5 60 0.32 130.0

2 4.34 41.73 40.48 16

95.5 17.5 52 0.28

130.29 4.32 40.97 40.67

1694.

5 17.5 32 0.17 130.4

6 4.28 39.07 40.29 16

93.5 17.5 32 0.17

130.63 4.28 39.07 40.29

1692.

5 17.5 36 0.19 130.8

2 4.29 39.45 40.06 16

91.5 17.5 40 0.21

131.04 4.30 39.83 40.13

1690.

5 17.5 48 0.25 131.2

9 4.31 40.59 40.13 16

89.5 17.5 40 0.21

131.50 4.30 39.83 40.74

1688.

5 17.5 52 0.28 131.7

8 4.32 40.97 41.89 16

87.5 17.5 32 0.17

131.95 4.28 39.07 42.61

1686.

5 17.5 68 0.36 132.3

1 4.35 42.49 42.37 16

85.5 17.5 52 0.28

132.58 4.32 40.97 42.29

1684.

5 17.5 96 0.51 133.0

9 4.41 45.16 42.85 16

83.5 17.5 152 0.80

133.89 4.53 50.49 43.52

1682.

5 17.5 112 0.59 134.4

9 4.44 46.68 43.39 16

81.5 17.5 15 0.08

134.56 4.24 37.45 43.94

1680. 17.5 39 0.21

134.77 4.29 39.73 43.62

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5

1679.

5 17.5 99 0.52 135.2

9 4.42 45.45 43.79 16

78.5 17.5 123 0.65

135.95 4.47 47.73 43.11

1677.

5 17.5 18 0.10 136.0

4 4.25 37.74 42.28 16

76.5 17.5 126 0.67

136.71 4.47 48.02 42.50

1675.

5 17.5 18 0.10 136.8

0 4.25 37.74 42.48 16

74.5 17.5 114 0.60

137.41 4.45 46.87 42.02

1673.

5 17.5 81 0.43 137.8

3 4.38 43.73 41.08 16

72.5 17.5 24 0.13

137.96 4.26 38.31 41.22

1671.

5 17.5 39 0.21 138.1

7 4.29 39.73 40.51 16

70.5 17.5 36 0.19

138.36 4.29 39.45 40.62

1669.

5 17.5 51 0.27 138.6

3 4.32 40.88 39.76 16

68.5 17.5 24 0.13

138.76 4.26 38.31 39.39

1667.

5 17.5 33 0.17 138.9

3 4.28 39.16 39.65 16

66.5 17.5 51 0.27

139.20 4.32 40.88 39.76

1665.

5 17.5 30 0.16 139.3

6 4.28 38.88 39.73 16

64.5 17.5 24 0.13

139.49 4.26 38.31 39.51

1663.

5 17.5 42 0.22 139.7

1 4.30 40.02 39.53 16

62.5 17.5 51 0.27

139.98 4.32 40.88 39.65

1661.

5 17.5 51 0.27 140.2

5 4.32 40.88 40.42 16

60.5 17.5 33 0.17

140.42 4.28 39.16 40.53

1659.

5 17.5 27 0.14 140.5

7 4.27 38.59 40.62 16

58.5 17.5 27 0.14

140.71 4.27 38.59 40.39

1658.

0 18.0 45 0.24 140.9

5 4.31 40.31 40.11 16

57.0 18.0 132 0.70

141.64 4.49 48.59 39.85

1656.

0 18.0 42 0.22 141.8

7 4.30 40.02 39.79 16

55.0 18.0 33 0.17

142.04 4.28 39.16 39.88

1654.

0 18.0 18 0.10 142.1

4 4.25 37.74 40.28 16

53.0 18.0 21 0.11

142.25 4.26 38.02 40.08

1652.

0 18.0 24 0.13 142.3

7 4.26 38.31 39.13

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1651.

0 18.0 27 0.14 142.5

2 4.27 38.59 39.05 16

50.0 18.0 36 0.19

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1649.

0 18.0 69 0.37 143.0

7 4.36 42.59 39.48 16

48.0 18.0 24 0.13

143.20 4.26 38.31 40.08

1647.

0 18.0 33 0.17 143.3

7 4.28 39.16 40.31 16

46.0 18.0 33 0.17

143.55 4.28 39.16 40.36

1645.

0 18.0 57 0.30 143.8

5 4.33 41.45 40.73 16

44.0 18.0 39 0.21

144.06 4.29 39.73 40.68

1643.

0 18.0 84 0.44 144.5

0 4.39 44.02 40.71 16

42.0 18.0 48 0.25

144.76 4.31 40.59 40.53

1641.

0 18.0 33 0.17 144.9

3 4.28 39.16 40.53 16

40.0 18.0 75 0.40

145.33 4.37 43.16 40.53

1639.

0 18.0 63 0.33 145.6

6 4.34 42.02 40.62 16

38.0 18.0 27 0.14

145.80 4.27 38.59 40.08

1637.

0 18.0 15 0.08 145.8

8 4.24 37.45 39.85 16

36.0 18.0 33 0.17

146.06 4.28 39.16 39.99

1635.

0 18.0 57 0.30 146.3

6 4.33 41.45 39.73 16

34.0 18.0 48 0.25

146.61 4.31 40.59 39.48

1633.

0 18.0 27 0.14 146.7

6 4.27 38.59 40.02 16

32.0 18.0 24 0.13

146.88 4.26 38.31 41.39

1631.

0 18.0 48 0.25 147.1

4 4.31 40.59 41.79 16

30.0 18.0 48 0.25

147.39 4.31 40.59 41.59

1629.

0 18.0 36 0.19 147.5

8 4.29 39.45 41.33 16

28.0 18.0 84 0.44

148.03 4.39 44.02 41.65

1627.

0 18.0 159 0.84 148.8

7 4.54 51.16 42.02 16

26.0 18.0 75 0.40

149.26 4.37 43.16 42.08

1625.

0 18.0 36 0.19 149.4

5 4.29 39.45 42.10 16

24.0 18.0 21 0.11

149.57 4.26 38.02 42.62

1623.

0 18.0 60 0.32 149.8

8 4.34 41.73 42.02

16 18.0 63 0.33 150.2 4.34 42.02 40.76

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2

1621.

0 18.0 54 0.29 150.5

0 4.33 41.16 40.62 16

20.0 18.0 51 0.27

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1619.

0 18.0 90 0.48 151.2

5 4.40 44.59 41.05 16

18.0 18.0 21 0.11

151.36 4.26 38.02 40.93

1617.

0 18.0 27 0.14 151.5

0 4.27 38.59 40.88 16

16.0 18.0 60 0.32

151.82 4.34 41.73 41.25

1615.

0 18.0 33 0.17 151.9

9 4.28 39.16 41.28 16

14.0 18.0 69 0.37

152.36 4.36 42.59 40.91

1613.

0 18.0 48 0.25 152.6

1 4.31 40.59 41.13 16

12.0 18.0 57 0.30

152.92 4.33 41.45 41.90

1611.

0 18.0 93 0.49 153.4

1 4.41 44.87 41.65 16

10.0 18.0 54 0.29

153.69 4.33 41.16 42.05

1609.

0 18.0 51 0.27 153.9

6 4.32 40.88 41.82 16

08.0 18.0 45 0.24

154.20 4.31 40.31 42.02

1607.

0 18.0 108 0.57 154.7

7 4.44 46.30 42.13 16

06.5 18.5 33 0.17

154.95 4.28 39.16 41.73

1605.

5 18.5 75 0.40 155.3

4 4.37 43.16 41.99 16

04.5 18.5 45 0.24

155.58 4.31 40.31 42.16

1603.

5 18.5 69 0.37 155.9

5 4.36 42.59 42.13 16

02.5 18.5 69 0.37

156.31 4.36 42.59 41.33

1601.

5 18.5 51 0.27 156.5

8 4.32 40.88 41.56 16

00.5 18.5 81 0.43

157.01 4.38 43.73 41.39

1599.

5 18.5 69 0.37 157.3

8 4.36 42.59 42.10 15

98.5 18.5 42 0.22

157.60 4.30 40.02 42.33

1597.

5 18.5 24 0.13 157.7

3 4.26 38.31 41.88 15

96.5 18.5 57 0.30

158.03 4.33 41.45 42.05

1595.

5 18.5 57 0.30 158.3

3 4.33 41.45 41.90 15

95.0 19.0 120 0.63

158.96 4.46 47.44 41.65

1594. 19.0 93 0.49

159.46 4.41 44.87 41.96

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0

1593.

0 19.0 21 0.11 159.5

7 4.26 38.02 42.05 15

92.0 19.0 69 0.37

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1591.

0 19.0 66 0.35 160.2

8 4.35 42.30 42.53 15

90.0 19.0 42 0.22

160.50 4.30 40.02 42.56

1589.

0 19.0 75 0.40 160.9

0 4.37 43.16 42.13 15

88.0 19.0 33 0.17

161.08 4.28 39.16 42.39

1587.

0 19.0 72 0.38 161.4

6 4.36 42.88 41.96 15

86.0 19.0 93 0.49

161.95 4.41 44.87 41.96

1585.

0 19.0 123 0.65 162.6

0 4.47 47.73 42.05 15

84.0 19.0 48 0.25

162.85 4.31 40.59 41.82

1583.

0 19.0 48 0.25 163.1

1 4.31 40.59 42.33 15

82.0 19.0 24 0.13

163.23 4.26 38.31 42.22

1581.

0 19.0 66 0.35 163.5

8 4.35 42.30 41.76 15

80.0 19.0 51 0.27

163.85 4.32 40.88 40.88

1579.

0 19.0 51 0.27 164.1

2 4.32 40.88 41.56 15

78.0 19.0 87 0.46

164.58 4.39 44.30 41.28

1577.

0 19.0 60 0.32 164.9

0 4.34 41.73 41.42 15

76.0 19.0 45 0.24

165.14 4.31 40.31 41.62

1575.

0 19.0 30 0.16 165.3

0 4.28 38.88 41.42 15

74.0 19.0 120 0.63

165.93 4.46 47.44 41.16

1573.

0 19.0 18 0.10 166.0

3 4.25 37.74 40.99 15

72.0 19.0 39 0.21

166.23 4.29 39.73 40.79

1571.

0 19.0 87 0.46 166.6

9 4.39 44.30 40.93 15

70.0 19.0 30 0.16

166.85 4.28 38.88 41.16

1569.

0 19.0 24 0.13 166.9

8 4.26 38.31 40.42 15

68.0 19.0 69 0.37

167.35 4.36 42.59 40.85

1567.

0 19.0 39 0.21 167.5

5 4.29 39.73 41.16 15

66.0 19.0 60 0.32

167.87 4.34 41.73 41.19

1565.

0 19.0 54 0.29 168.1

6 4.33 41.16 41.25

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1564.

0 19.0 42 0.22 168.3

8 4.30 40.02 42.02 15

63.0 19.0 63 0.33

168.71 4.34 42.02 41.85

1562.

0 19.0 72 0.38 169.0

9 4.36 42.88 41.93 15

61.0 19.0 90 0.48

169.57 4.40 44.59 41.76

1560.

0 19.0 36 0.19 169.7

6 4.29 39.45 41.45 15

59.0 19.0 105 0.56

170.31 4.43 46.02 41.59

1558.

0 19.0 51 0.27 170.5

8 4.32 40.88 41.42 15

57.0 19.0 48 0.25

170.84 4.31 40.59 41.05

1556.

0 19.0 42 0.22 171.0

6 4.30 40.02 40.59 15

55.0 19.0 21 0.11

171.17 4.26 38.02 40.85

1554.

0 19.0 57 0.30 171.4

7 4.33 41.45 40.39 15

53.0 19.0 45 0.24

171.71 4.31 40.31 40.59

1552.

0 19.0 33 0.17 171.8

9 4.28 39.16 40.71 15

51.0 19.0 42 0.22

172.11 4.30 40.02 41.05

1550.

0 19.0 63 0.33 172.4

4 4.34 42.02 41.19 15

49.0 19.0 57 0.30

172.74 4.33 41.45 41.05

1548.

0 19.0 72 0.38 173.1

2 4.36 42.88 41.25 15

47.0 19.0 60 0.32

173.44 4.34 41.73 41.73

1546.

0 19.0 78 0.41 173.8

5 4.37 43.45 41.96 15

45.0 19.0 36 0.19

174.04 4.29 39.45 42.02

1544.

0 19.0 42 0.22 174.2

7 4.30 40.02 41.70 15

43.0 19.0 66 0.35

174.62 4.35 42.30 41.36

1542.

0 19.0 84 0.44 175.0

6 4.39 44.02 41.28 15

41.0 19.0 66 0.35

175.41 4.35 42.30 41.13

1540.

0 19.0 69 0.37 175.7

8 4.36 42.59 41.05 15

39.0 19.0 24 0.13

175.90 4.26 38.31 41.36

1538.

0 19.0 36 0.19 176.0

9 4.29 39.45 41.08 15

37.0 19.0 51 0.27

176.36 4.32 40.88 41.27

1536.

0 19.0 63 0.33 176.7

0 4.34 42.02 41.02

15 19.0 27 0.14 176.8 4.27 38.59 41.01

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35.0

4

1534.

0 19.0 75 0.40 177.2

4 4.37 43.16 41.05 15

33.5 19.5 36 0.19

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1533.

0 20.0 104 0.55 177.9

8 4.43 45.92 41.21 15

32.0 20.0 40 0.21

178.19 4.30 39.83 41.45

1531.

0 20.0 68 0.36 178.5

5 4.35 42.49 41.72 15

30.0 20.0 28 0.15

178.70 4.27 38.69 41.73

1529.

0 20.0 24 0.13 178.8

2 4.26 38.31 42.08 15

28.0 20.0 80 0.42

179.25 4.38 43.64 41.85

1527.

0 20.0 88 0.47 179.7

1 4.40 44.40 41.73 15

26.0 20.0 56 0.30

180.01 4.33 41.35 41.77

1525.

0 20.0 76 0.40 180.4

1 4.37 43.26 42.42 15

24.0 20.0 72 0.38

180.79 4.36 42.88 42.61

1523.

5 20.5 80 0.42 181.2

1 4.38 43.64 42.15 15

22.5 20.5 28 0.15

181.36 4.27 38.69 41.66

1521.

5 20.5 72 0.38 181.7

4 4.36 42.88 41.58 15

20.5 20.5 96 0.51

182.25 4.41 45.16 41.28

1519.

5 20.5 44 0.23 182.4

8 4.30 40.21 42.08 15

18.5 20.5 32 0.17

182.65 4.28 39.07 42.15

1517.

5 20.5 36 0.19 182.8

4 4.29 39.45 42.38 15

16.5 20.5 48 0.25

183.10 4.31 40.59 41.96

1515.

5 20.5 44 0.23 183.3

3 4.30 40.21 41.35 15

14.5 20.5 156 0.83

184.16 4.54 50.87 41.12

1513.

5 20.5 88 0.47 184.6

2 4.40 44.40 41.12 15

12.5 20.5 52 0.28

184.90 4.32 40.97 41.16

1511.

5 20.5 28 0.15 185.0

5 4.27 38.69 40.97 15

10.5 20.5 32 0.17

185.22 4.28 39.07 40.93

1509.

5 20.5 20 0.11 185.3

2 4.26 37.93 40.86 15

08.5 20.5 32 0.17

185.49 4.28 39.07 40.97

1507. 20.5 40 0.21

185.70 4.30 39.83 40.90

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5

1506.

5 20.5 28 0.15 185.8

5 4.27 38.69 41.24 15

05.5 20.5 40 0.21

186.06 4.30 39.83 41.31

1504.

5 20.5 148 0.78 186.8

5 4.52 50.11 41.43 15

03.5 20.5 100 0.53

187.37 4.42 45.54 41.39

1502.

5 20.5 44 0.23 187.6

1 4.30 40.21 42.11 15

01.5 20.5 64 0.34

187.95 4.35 42.11 42.53

1500.

5 20.5 40 0.21 188.1

6 4.30 39.83 42.30 14

99.5 20.5 32 0.17

188.33 4.28 39.07 41.35

1498.

5 20.5 28 0.15 188.4

7 4.27 38.69 40.67 14

97.5 20.5 116 0.61

189.09 4.45 47.06 41.05

1496.

5 20.5 72 0.38 189.4

7 4.36 42.88 41.20 14

95.5 20.5 16 0.08

189.55 4.25 37.55 41.01

1494.

5 20.5 48 0.25 189.8

1 4.31 40.59 41.01 14

93.5 20.5 28 0.15

189.96 4.27 38.69 41.24

1492.

5 20.5 84 0.44 190.4

0 4.39 44.02 40.90 14

91.5 20.5 80 0.42

190.82 4.38 43.64 40.48

1490.

5 20.5 20 0.11 190.9

3 4.26 37.93 41.09 14

89.5 20.5 32 0.17

191.10 4.28 39.07 40.93

1488.

5 20.5 52 0.28 191.3

7 4.32 40.97 41.05 14

87.5 20.5 80 0.42

191.80 4.38 43.64 40.82

1486.

5 20.5 28 0.15 191.9

5 4.27 38.69 40.71 14

85.5 20.5 80 0.42

192.37 4.38 43.64 41.47

1484.

5 20.5 32 0.17 192.5

4 4.28 39.07 41.43 14

83.5 20.5 40 0.21

192.75 4.30 39.83 41.50

1482.

5 20.5 60 0.32 193.0

7 4.34 41.73 41.31 14

81.5 20.5 68 0.36

193.43 4.35 42.49 41.35

1480.

5 20.5 100 0.53 193.9

6 4.42 45.54 41.20 14

79.5 20.5 28 0.15

194.11 4.27 38.69 41.20

1478.

5 20.5 60 0.32 194.4

2 4.34 41.73 41.39

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1477.

5 20.5 60 0.32 194.7

4 4.34 41.73 41.28 14

76.5 20.5 32 0.17

194.91 4.28 39.07 41.28

1475.

5 20.5 64 0.34 195.2

5 4.35 42.11 41.09 14

74.5 20.5 32 0.17

195.42 4.28 39.07 41.16

1473.

5 20.5 60 0.32 195.7

3 4.34 41.73 40.90 14

72.5 20.5 48 0.25

195.99 4.31 40.59 41.16

1471.

5 20.5 68 0.36 196.3

5 4.35 42.49 41.39 14

70.5 20.5 80 0.42

196.77 4.38 43.64 41.12

1469.

5 20.5 36 0.19 196.9

6 4.29 39.45 41.62 14

68.5 20.5 32 0.17

197.13 4.28 39.07 41.89

1467.

5 20.5 88 0.47 197.6

0 4.40 44.40 41.96 14

66.5 20.5 56 0.30

197.89 4.33 41.35 41.89

1465.

5 20.5 36 0.19 198.0

8 4.29 39.45 41.77 14

64.5 20.5 84 0.44

198.53 4.39 44.02 42.11

1463.

5 20.5 88 0.47 198.9

9 4.40 44.40 42.38 14

62.5 20.5 56 0.30

199.29 4.33 41.35 42.00

1461.

5 20.5 60 0.32 199.6

1 4.34 41.73 42.34 14

60.5 20.5 68 0.36

199.97 4.35 42.49 42.23

1459.

5 20.5 72 0.38 200.3

5 4.36 42.88 41.89 14

58.5 20.5 60 0.32

200.67 4.34 41.73 41.20

1457.

5 20.5 48 0.25 200.9

2 4.31 40.59 41.28 14

56.5 20.5 92 0.49

201.41 4.40 44.78 40.90

1455.

5 20.5 24 0.13 201.5

3 4.26 38.31 40.74 14

54.5 20.5 48 0.25

201.79 4.31 40.59 40.67

1453.

5 20.5 16 0.08 201.8

7 4.25 37.55 41.09 14

52.5 20.5 64 0.34

202.21 4.35 42.11 41.05

1451.

5 20.5 20 0.11 202.3

2 4.26 37.93 40.67 14

50.5 20.5 52 0.28

202.59 4.32 40.97 41.28

1449.

5 20.5 64 0.34 202.9

3 4.35 42.11 40.97

14 20.5 104 0.55 203.4 4.43 45.92 41.35

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48.5

8

1447.

5 20.5 44 0.23 203.7

1 4.30 40.21 41.12 14

46.5 20.5 52 0.28

203.99 4.32 40.97 41.89

1445.

5 20.5 88 0.47 204.4

6 4.40 44.40 42.61 14

44.5 20.5 16 0.08

204.54 4.25 37.55 42.46

1443.

5 20.5 56 0.30 204.8

4 4.33 41.35 41.62 14

42.5 20.5 40 0.21

205.05 4.30 39.83 41.39

1441.

5 20.5 100 0.53 205.5

8 4.42 45.54 41.85 14

40.5 20.5 128 0.68

206.25 4.48 48.21 41.73

1439.

5 20.5 48 0.25 206.5

1 4.31 40.59 42.19 14

38.5 20.5 16 0.08

206.59 4.25 37.55 42.34

1437.

5 20.5 20 0.11 206.7

0 4.26 37.93 42.61 14

36.5 20.5 100 0.53

207.23 4.42 45.54 42.11

1435.

5 20.5 76 0.40 207.6

3 4.37 43.26 41.43 14

34.5 20.5 64 0.34

207.97 4.35 42.11 41.54

1433.

5 20.5 72 0.38 208.3

5 4.36 42.88 42.80 14

32.5 20.5 68 0.36

208.71 4.35 42.49 43.29

1431.

5 20.5 48 0.25 208.9

6 4.31 40.59 42.65 14

30.5 20.5 56 0.30

209.26 4.33 41.35 42.23

1429.

5 20.5 60 0.32 209.5

8 4.34 41.73 42.15 14

28.5 20.5 148 0.78

210.36 4.52 50.11 42.19

1427.

5 20.5 72 0.38 210.7

4 4.36 42.88 42.34 14

26.5 20.5 32 0.17

210.91 4.28 39.07 42.69

1425.

5 20.5 32 0.17 211.0

8 4.28 39.07 42.88 14

24.5 20.5 56 0.30

211.38 4.33 41.35 42.88

1423.

5 20.5 76 0.40 211.7

8 4.37 43.26 42.23 14

22.5 20.5 84 0.44

212.22 4.39 44.02 41.77

1421.

5 20.5 84 0.44 212.6

7 4.39 44.02 42.61 14

20.5 20.5 76 0.40

213.07 4.37 43.26 42.69

1419. 20.5 60 0.32

213.39 4.34 41.73 42.49

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1418.

5 20.5 80 0.42 213.8

1 4.38 43.64 42.11 14

17.5 20.5 24 0.13

213.94 4.26 38.31 41.58

1416.

5 20.5 120 0.63 214.5

7 4.46 47.44 41.39 14

15.5 20.5 40 0.21

214.78 4.30 39.83 41.16

1414.

5 20.5 36 0.19 214.9

8 4.29 39.45 41.81 14

13.5 20.5 36 0.19

215.17 4.29 39.45 42.11

1412.

5 20.5 28 0.15 215.3

1 4.27 38.69 42.34 14

11.5 20.5 64 0.34

215.65 4.35 42.11 42.00

1410.

5 20.5 52 0.28 215.9

3 4.32 40.97 42.30 14

09.5 20.5 128 0.68

216.60 4.48 48.21 42.27

1408.

5 20.5 112 0.59 217.2

0 4.44 46.68 42.61 14

07.5 20.5 48 0.25

217.45 4.31 40.59 43.90

1406.

5 20.5 84 0.44 217.9

0 4.39 44.02 44.40 14

05.5 20.5 72 0.38

218.28 4.36 42.88 44.40

1404.

5 20.5 32 0.17 218.4

5 4.28 39.07 43.56 14

03.5 20.5 72 0.38

218.83 4.36 42.88 43.07

1402.

5 20.5 164 0.87 219.7

0 4.55 51.63 43.03 14

01.5 20.5 116 0.61

220.31 4.45 47.06 42.80

1400.

5 20.5 52 0.28 220.5

8 4.32 40.97 42.76 13

99.5 20.5 40 0.21

220.80 4.30 39.83 42.72

1398.

5 20.5 60 0.32 221.1

1 4.34 41.73 43.07 13

97.5 20.5 44 0.23

221.35 4.30 40.21 42.11

1396.

5 20.5 60 0.32 221.6

6 4.34 41.73 41.50 13

95.5 20.5 68 0.36

222.02 4.35 42.49 41.73

1394.

5 20.5 28 0.15 222.1

7 4.27 38.69 41.58 13

93.5 20.5 108 0.57

222.74 4.44 46.30 41.62

1392.

5 20.5 64 0.34 223.0

8 4.35 42.11 41.77 13

91.5 20.5 52 0.28

223.36 4.32 40.97 41.96

1390.

5 20.5 76 0.40 223.7

6 4.37 43.26 41.58

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1389.

5 20.5 24 0.13 223.8

9 4.26 38.31 41.50 13

88.5 20.5 64 0.34

224.22 4.35 42.11 41.43

1387.

5 20.5 60 0.32 224.5

4 4.34 41.73 41.24 13

86.5 20.5 80 0.42

224.97 4.38 43.64 41.12

1385.

5 20.5 28 0.15 225.1

1 4.27 38.69 40.90 13

84.5 20.5 20 0.11

225.22 4.26 37.93 41.09

1383.

5 20.5 100 0.53 225.7

5 4.42 45.54 40.93 13

82.5 20.5 44 0.23

225.98 4.30 40.21 41.12

1381.

5 20.5 40 0.21 226.1

9 4.30 39.83 40.59 13

80.5 20.5 52 0.28

226.47 4.32 40.97 40.71

1379.

5 20.5 44 0.23 226.7

0 4.30 40.21 41.58 13

78.5 20.5 48 0.25

226.96 4.31 40.59 40.93

1377.

5 20.5 80 0.42 227.3

8 4.38 43.64 41.47 13

76.5 20.5 24 0.13

227.51 4.26 38.31 41.47

1375.

5 20.5 40 0.21 227.7

2 4.30 39.83 41.62 13

74.5 20.5 112 0.59

228.31 4.44 46.68 41.81

1373.

5 20.5 32 0.17 228.4

8 4.28 39.07 41.70 13

72.5 20.5 100 0.53

229.01 4.42 45.54 41.35

1371.

5 20.5 40 0.21 229.2

2 4.30 39.83 41.62 13

70.5 20.5 68 0.36

229.58 4.35 42.49 42.19

1369.

5 20.5 64 0.34 229.9

2 4.35 42.11 41.39 13

68.5 20.5 36 0.19

230.11 4.29 39.45 42.23

1367.

5 20.5 44 0.23 230.3

4 4.30 40.21 41.73 13

66.5 20.5 52 0.28

230.62 4.32 40.97 42.19

1365.

5 20.5 100 0.53 231.1

5 4.42 45.54 41.92 13

65.0 21.0 28 0.15

231.29 4.27 38.69 41.73

1364.

0 21.0 120 0.63 231.9

3 4.46 47.44 41.73 13

63.0 21.0 48 0.25

232.18 4.31 40.59 41.77

1362.

0 21.0 88 0.47 232.6

5 4.40 44.40 41.70

13 21.0 40 0.21 232.8 4.30 39.83 41.01

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61.0

6

1360.

0 21.0 44 0.23 233.0

9 4.30 40.21 41.20 13

59.0 21.0 36 0.19

233.28 4.29 39.45 40.55

1358.

0 21.0 48 0.25 233.5

4 4.31 40.59 40.40 13

57.0 21.0 44 0.23

233.77 4.30 40.21 40.25

1356.

0 21.0 28 0.15 233.9

2 4.27 38.69 40.25 13

55.0 21.0 48 0.25

234.17 4.31 40.59 40.13

1354.

0 21.0 52 0.28 234.4

5 4.32 40.97 40.74 13

53.0 21.0 32 0.17

234.62 4.28 39.07 40.63

1352.

0 21.0 72 0.38 235.0

0 4.36 42.88 40.63 13

51.0 21.0 40 0.21

235.21 4.30 39.83 40.67

1350.

0 21.0 32 0.17 235.3

8 4.28 39.07 41.05 13

49.0 21.0 100 0.53

235.91 4.42 45.54 41.24

1348.

0 21.0 36 0.19 236.1

0 4.29 39.45 41.09 13

47.0 21.0 44 0.23

236.33 4.30 40.21 40.71

1346.

0 21.0 32 0.17 236.5

0 4.28 39.07 40.74 13

45.0 21.0 88 0.47

236.97 4.40 44.40 41.92

1344.

0 21.0 72 0.38 237.3

5 4.36 42.88 41.47 13

43.0 21.0 16 0.08

237.43 4.25 37.55 41.35

1342.

0 21.0 32 0.17 237.6

0 4.28 39.07 41.20 13

41.0 21.0 44 0.23

237.83 4.30 40.21 41.58

1340.

0 21.0 156 0.83 238.6

6 4.54 50.87 41.35 13

39.0 21.0 52 0.28

238.94 4.32 40.97 41.43

1338.

0 21.0 24 0.13 239.0

6 4.26 38.31 42.08 13

37.0 21.0 28 0.15

239.21 4.27 38.69 41.92

1336.

0 21.0 72 0.38 239.5

9 4.36 42.88 42.46 13

35.0 21.0 64 0.34

239.93 4.35 42.11 42.00

1334.

0 21.0 80 0.42 240.3

5 4.38 43.64 41.89 13

33.0 21.0 84 0.44

240.80 4.39 44.02 42.46

1332. 21.0 16 0.08

240.88 4.25 37.55 42.46

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0

1331.

0 21.0 100 0.53 241.4

1 4.42 45.54 42.69 13

30.0 21.0 108 0.57

241.98 4.44 46.30 42.65

1329.

0 21.0 40 0.21 242.1

9 4.30 39.83 42.42 13

28.0 21.0 84 0.44

242.64 4.39 44.02 42.91

1327.

0 21.0 28 0.15 242.7

9 4.27 38.69 43.87 13

26.0 21.0 96 0.51

243.30 4.41 45.16 43.45

1325.

0 21.0 60 0.32 243.6

1 4.34 41.73 43.07 13

24.0 21.0 56 0.30

243.91 4.33 41.35 43.07

1323.

5 21.5 136 0.72 244.6

3 4.49 48.97 42.99 13

23.0 22.0 116 0.61

245.24 4.45 47.06 43.18

1322.

0 22.0 56 0.30 245.5

4 4.33 41.35 43.10 13

21.0 22.0 68 0.36

245.90 4.35 42.49 42.88

1320.

0 22.0 40 0.21 246.1

1 4.30 39.83 42.69 13

19.0 22.0 76 0.40

246.51 4.37 43.26 42.00

1318.

0 22.0 48 0.25 246.7

7 4.31 40.59 41.35 13

17.0 22.0 88 0.47

247.23 4.40 44.40 41.39

1316.

0 22.0 36 0.19 247.4

2 4.29 39.45 41.35 13

15.0 22.0 36 0.19

247.61 4.29 39.45 41.58

1314.

0 22.0 64 0.34 247.9

5 4.35 42.11 41.39 13

13.0 22.0 48 0.25

248.21 4.31 40.59 41.58

1312.

0 22.0 60 0.32 248.5

2 4.34 41.73 41.20 13

11.0 22.0 64 0.34

248.86 4.35 42.11 41.43

1310.

0 22.0 64 0.34 249.2

0 4.35 42.11 41.39 13

09.0 22.0 56 0.30

249.50 4.33 41.35 41.43

1308.

0 22.0 68 0.36 249.8

6 4.35 42.49 42.38 13

07.0 22.0 48 0.25

250.11 4.31 40.59 42.11

1306.

0 22.0 60 0.32 250.4

3 4.34 41.73 42.38 13

05.0 22.0 32 0.17

250.60 4.28 39.07 42.00

1304.

0 22.0 68 0.36 250.9

6 4.35 42.49 41.66

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1303.

0 22.0 148 0.78 251.7

4 4.52 50.11 41.39 13

02.0 22.0 32 0.17

251.91 4.28 39.07 41.50

1301.

0 22.0 92 0.49 252.4

0 4.40 44.78 41.43 13

00.0 22.0 24 0.13

252.52 4.26 38.31 41.92

1299.

0 22.0 20 0.11 252.6

3 4.26 37.93 43.07 12

98.0 22.0 40 0.21

252.84 4.30 39.83 41.96

1297.

0 22.0 60 0.32 253.1

6 4.34 41.73 42.08 12

96.0 22.0 52 0.28

253.43 4.32 40.97 41.39

1295.

0 22.0 84 0.44 253.8

8 4.39 44.02 42.42 12

94.0 22.0 188 0.99

254.87 4.60 53.92 43.10

1293.

0 22.0 32 0.17 255.0

4 4.28 39.07 43.68 12

92.0 22.0 44 0.23

255.28 4.30 40.21 43.98

1291.

0 22.0 20 0.11 255.3

8 4.26 37.93 44.17 12

90.0 22.0 132 0.70

256.08 4.49 48.59 44.21

1289.

0 22.0 92 0.49 256.5

7 4.40 44.78 43.14 12

88.0 22.0 100 0.53

257.10 4.42 45.54 44.40

1287.

0 22.0 92 0.49 257.5

8 4.40 44.78 44.44 12

86.0 22.0 72 0.38

257.96 4.36 42.88 44.59

1285.

0 22.0 88 0.47 258.4

3 4.40 44.40 44.09 12

84.0 22.0 76 0.40

258.83 4.37 43.26 43.37

1283.

0 22.0 164 0.87 259.7

0 4.55 51.63 43.22 12

82.0 22.0 48 0.25

259.95 4.31 40.59 42.53

1281.

0 22.0 36 0.19 260.1

4 4.29 39.45 42.61 12

80.0 22.0 80 0.42

260.57 4.38 43.64 42.34

1279.

0 22.0 16 0.08 260.6

5 4.25 37.55 42.15 12

78.0 22.0 84 0.44

261.10 4.39 44.02 41.35

1277.

0 22.0 20 0.11 261.2

0 4.26 37.93 41.54 12

76.0 22.0 80 0.42

261.63 4.38 43.64 41.70

1275.

0 22.0 60 0.32 261.9

4 4.34 41.73 41.66

12 22.0 56 0.30 262.2 4.33 41.35 41.92

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74.0

4

1273.

0 22.0 80 0.42 262.6

6 4.38 43.64 42.00 12

72.0 22.0 68 0.36

263.02 4.35 42.49 42.84

1271.

0 22.0 52 0.28 263.3

0 4.32 40.97 42.34 12

70.0 22.0 76 0.40

263.70 4.37 43.26 43.26

1269.

0 22.0 44 0.23 263.9

3 4.30 40.21 43.90 12

68.0 22.0 92 0.49

264.42 4.40 44.78 43.68

1267.

0 22.0 108 0.57 264.9

9 4.44 46.30 43.98 12

66.0 22.0 28 0.15

265.14 4.27 38.69 44.32

1265.

0 22.0 156 0.83 265.9

6 4.54 50.87 44.87 12

64.0 22.0 124 0.66

266.62 4.47 47.83 45.06

1263.

0 22.0 56 0.30 266.9

2 4.33 41.35 45.06 12

62.0 22.0 100 0.53

267.45 4.42 45.54 44.75

1261.

0 22.0 88 0.47 267.9

1 4.40 44.40 44.98 12

60.0 22.0 133 0.70

268.62 4.49 48.68 43.99

1259.

0 22.0 64 0.34 268.9

5 4.35 42.11 43.19 12

58.0 22.0 92 0.49

269.44 4.40 44.78 43.15

1257.

0 22.0 76 0.40 269.8

4 4.37 43.26 43.19 12

56.0 22.0 52 0.28

270.12 4.32 40.97 42.62

1255.

0 22.0 52 0.28 270.3

9 4.32 40.97 41.92 12

54.0 22.0 40 0.21

270.61 4.30 39.83 46.00

1253.

0 22.0 52 0.28 270.8

8 4.32 40.97 45.46 12

52.0 22.0 104 0.55

271.43 4.43 45.92 45.03

1251.

0 22.0 28 0.15 271.5

8 4.27 38.69 44.87 12

50.0 22.0 60 0.32

271.90 4.34 41.73 45.29

1249.

0 22.0 492 2.60 274.5

0 5.23 82.86 45.26 12

48.0 22.0 36 0.19

274.69 4.29 39.45 45.39

1247.

0 22.0 30 0.16 274.8

5 4.28 38.88 44.68 12

46.0 22.0 36 0.19

275.04 4.29 39.45 44.99

1245. 22.0 96 0.51

275.55 4.41 45.16 44.82

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0

1244.

0 22.0 36 0.19 275.7

4 4.29 39.45 40.93 12

43.0 22.0 66 0.35

276.09 4.35 42.30 40.82

1242.

0 22.0 30 0.16 276.2

5 4.28 38.88 41.22 12

41.0 22.0 60 0.32

276.56 4.34 41.73 41.79

1240.

0 22.0 42 0.22 276.7

9 4.30 40.02 41.39 12

39.0 22.0 84 0.44

277.23 4.39 44.02 41.90

1238.

0 22.0 24 0.13 277.3

6 4.26 38.31 41.85 12

37.0 22.0 72 0.38

277.74 4.36 42.88 42.40

1236.

0 22.0 96 0.51 278.2

5 4.41 45.16 42.74 12

35.0 22.0 54 0.29

278.53 4.33 41.16 43.48

1234.

0 22.0 90 0.48 279.0

1 4.40 44.59 43.75 12

33.0 22.0 60 0.32

279.33 4.34 41.73 44.28

1232.

5 22.5 88 0.47 279.7

9 4.40 44.40 44.21 12

31.5 22.5 96 0.51

280.30 4.41 45.16 43.48

1230.

5 22.5 120 0.63 280.9

3 4.46 47.44 44.04 12

29.5 22.5 112 0.59

281.53 4.44 46.68 44.28

1228.

5 22.5 80 0.42 281.9

5 4.38 43.64 44.78 12

27.5 22.5 64 0.34

282.29 4.35 42.11 44.44

1226.

5 22.5 20 0.11 282.3

9 4.26 37.93 43.98 12

25.5 22.5 112 0.59

282.99 4.44 46.68 43.37

1224.

5 22.5 116 0.61 283.6

0 4.45 47.06 42.80 12

23.5 22.5 112 0.59

284.19 4.44 46.68 42.69

1222.

5 22.5 52 0.28 284.4

7 4.32 40.97 42.57 12

21.5 22.5 48 0.25

284.72 4.31 40.59 42.80

1220.

5 22.5 56 0.30 285.0

2 4.33 41.35 42.46 12

19.5 22.5 52 0.28

285.29 4.32 40.97 41.92

1218.

5 22.5 68 0.36 285.6

5 4.35 42.49 41.16 12

17.5 22.5 52 0.28

285.93 4.32 40.97 41.31

1216.

5 22.5 44 0.23 286.1

6 4.30 40.21 41.47

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1215.

5 22.5 76 0.40 286.5

6 4.37 43.26 41.50 12

14.5 22.5 60 0.32

286.88 4.34 41.73 41.54

1213.

5 22.5 32 0.17 287.0

5 4.28 39.07 41.73 12

12.5 22.5 68 0.36

287.41 4.35 42.49 41.47

1211.

5 22.5 64 0.34 287.7

5 4.35 42.11 41.66 12

10.5 22.5 60 0.32

288.07 4.34 41.73 41.31

1209.

5 22.5 56 0.30 288.3

6 4.33 41.35 41.05 12

08.5 22.5 88 0.47

288.83 4.40 44.40 41.24

1207.

5 22.5 24 0.13 288.9

6 4.26 38.31 41.01 12

06.5 22.5 64 0.34

289.30 4.35 42.11 40.67

1205.

5 22.5 40 0.21 289.5

1 4.30 39.83 40.67 12

04.5 22.5 32 0.17

289.68 4.28 39.07 40.67

1203.

5 22.5 52 0.28 289.9

5 4.32 40.97 40.32 12

02.5 22.5 44 0.23

290.18 4.30 40.21 40.36

1201.

5 22.5 28 0.15 290.3

3 4.27 38.69 40.48 12

00.5 22.5 60 0.32

290.65 4.34 41.73 40.55

1199.

5 22.5 56 0.30 290.9

5 4.33 41.35 40.90 11

98.5 22.5 52 0.28

291.22 4.32 40.97 40.71

1197.

5 22.5 28 0.15 291.3

7 4.27 38.69 41.31 11

96.5 22.5 76 0.40

291.77 4.37 43.26 41.77

1195.

5 22.5 48 0.25 292.0

3 4.31 40.59 41.73 11

94.5 22.5 68 0.36

292.39 4.35 42.49 41.50

1193.

5 22.5 32 0.17 292.5

5 4.28 39.07 41.31 11

92.5 22.5 108 0.57

293.13 4.44 46.30 41.43

1191.

5 22.5 76 0.40 293.5

3 4.37 43.26 41.73 11

90.5 22.5 56 0.30

293.82 4.33 41.35 41.54

1189.

5 22.5 32 0.17 293.9

9 4.28 39.07 41.62 11

88.5 22.5 32 0.17

294.16 4.28 39.07 42.42

1187.

5 22.5 40 0.21 294.3

8 4.30 39.83 41.54

11 22.5 108 0.57 294.9 4.44 46.30 40.93

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86.5

5

1185.

5 22.5 28 0.15 295.0

9 4.27 38.69 41.31 11

84.5 22.5 76 0.40

295.50 4.37 43.26 41.20

1183.

5 22.5 116 0.61 296.1

1 4.45 47.06 41.28 11

82.5 22.5 16 0.08

296.20 4.25 37.55 41.39

1181.

5 22.5 12 0.06 296.2

6 4.24 37.16 40.63 11

80.5 22.5 96 0.51

296.77 4.41 45.16 40.74

1179.

5 22.5 20 0.11 296.8

7 4.26 37.93 40.71 11

78.5 22.5 40 0.21

297.08 4.30 39.83 40.06

1177.

5 22.5 52 0.28 297.3

6 4.32 40.97 40.51 11

76.5 22.5 28 0.15

297.51 4.27 38.69 41.12

1175.

5 22.5 40 0.21 297.7

2 4.30 39.83 40.55 11

74.5 22.5 72 0.38

298.10 4.36 42.88 40.78

1173.

5 22.5 48 0.25 298.3

5 4.31 40.59 40.67 11

72.5 22.5 64 0.34

298.69 4.35 42.11 40.55

1171.

5 22.5 76 0.40 299.1

0 4.37 43.26 40.29 11

70.5 22.5 36 0.19

299.29 4.29 39.45 40.44

1169.

5 22.5 44 0.23 299.5

2 4.30 40.21 39.94 11

68.5 22.5 28 0.15

299.67 4.27 38.69 39.75

1167.

5 22.5 40 0.21 299.8

8 4.30 39.83 39.64 10

86.5 70.5 4.21 36.02 39.41

1085.

5 70.5 56 0.30 312.8

8 4.33 41.35 39.26 10

84.5 70.5 20 0.11

312.99 4.26 37.93 39.75

1083.

5 70.5 28 0.15 313.1

3 4.27 38.69 40.21 10

82.5 70.5 52 0.28

313.41 4.32 40.97 40.06

1081.

5 70.5 52 0.28 313.6

8 4.32 40.97 40.44 10

80.5 70.5 20 0.11

313.79 4.26 37.93 40.67

1079.

5 70.5 96 0.51 314.3

0 4.41 45.16 40.67 10

78.5 70.5 76 0.40

314.70 4.37 43.26 40.74

1077. 70.5 24 0.13

314.83 4.26 38.31 40.67

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5

1076.

5 70.5 40 0.21 315.0

4 4.30 39.83 40.71 10

75.5 70.5 80 0.42

315.46 4.38 43.64 40.71

1074.

5 70.5 20 0.11 315.5

7 4.26 37.93 40.10 10

73.5 70.5 36 0.19

315.76 4.29 39.45 40.21

1072.

5 70.5 44 0.23 315.9

9 4.30 40.21 40.74 10

71.5 70.5 56 0.30

316.29 4.33 41.35 41.01

1070.

5 70.5 20 0.11 316.3

9 4.26 37.93 40.71 10

69.5 70.5 32 0.17

316.56 4.28 39.07 40.74

1068.

5 70.5 88 0.47 317.0

3 4.40 44.40 40.78 10

67.5 70.5 80 0.42

317.45 4.38 43.64 40.63

1066.

5 70.5 68 0.36 317.8

1 4.35 42.49 40.71 10

65.5 70.5 48 0.25

318.07 4.31 40.59 40.90

1064.

5 70.5 24 0.13 318.1

9 4.26 38.31 40.90 10

63.5 70.5 40 0.21

318.40 4.30 39.83 40.63

1062.

5 70.5 28 0.15 318.5

5 4.27 38.69 40.06 10

61.5 70.5 64 0.34

318.89 4.35 42.11 42.53

1060.

5 70.5 40 0.21 319.1

0 4.30 39.83 42.46 10

59.5 70.5 32 0.17

319.27 4.28 39.07 42.49

1058.

5 70.5 60 0.32 319.5

9 4.34 41.73 42.61 10

57.5 70.5 20 0.11

319.70 4.26 37.93 44.17

1056.

5 70.5 328 1.74 321.4

3 4.89 67.24 44.21 10

55.5 70.5 40 0.21

321.64 4.30 39.83 44.21

1054.

5 70.5 28 0.15 321.7

9 4.27 38.69 44.13 10

53.5 70.5 52 0.28

322.07 4.32 40.97 43.98

1052.

5 70.5 192 1.02 323.0

8 4.61 54.30 44.06 10

51.5 70.5 68 0.36

323.44 4.35 42.49 41.66

1050.

5 70.5 40 0.21 323.6

5 4.30 39.83 41.54 10

49.5 70.5 24 0.13

323.78 4.26 38.31 42.08

1048.

5 70.5 44 0.23 324.0

1 4.30 40.21 42.49

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1047.

5 70.5 28 0.15 324.1

6 4.27 38.69 41.16 10

46.5 70.5 76 0.40

324.56 4.37 43.26 41.54

1045.

5 70.5 28 0.15 324.7

1 4.27 38.69 42.04 10

44.5 70.5 84 0.44

325.16 4.39 44.02 42.49

1043.

5 70.5 96 0.51 325.6

6 4.41 45.16 42.95 10

42.5 70.5 52 0.28

325.94 4.32 40.97 43.41

1041.

5 70.5 108 0.57 326.5

1 4.44 46.30 43.26 10

40.5 70.5 92 0.49

327.00 4.40 44.78 43.41

1039.

5 70.5 72 0.38 327.3

8 4.36 42.88 42.99 10

38.5 70.5 92 0.49

327.87 4.40 44.78 42.53

1037.

5 70.5 76 0.40 328.2

7 4.37 43.26 42.53 10

36.5 70.5 60 0.32

328.59 4.34 41.73 42.27

1035.

5 70.5 44 0.23 328.8

2 4.30 40.21 41.96 10

34.5 70.5 40 0.21

329.03 4.30 39.83 42.00

1033.

5 70.5 48 0.25 329.2

8 4.31 40.59 41.89 10

32.5 70.5 52 0.28

329.56 4.32 40.97 41.39

1031.

5 70.5 80 0.42 329.9

8 4.38 43.64 41.12 10

30.5 70.5 60 0.32

330.30 4.34 41.73 41.16

1029.

5 70.5 76 0.40 330.7

0 4.37 43.26 41.73 10

28.5 70.5 80 0.42

331.13 4.38 43.64 42.30

1027.

5 70.5 24 0.13 331.2

5 4.26 38.31 43.03 10

26.5 70.5 32 0.17

331.42 4.28 39.07 42.53

1025.

5 70.5 48 0.25 331.6

8 4.31 40.59 42.53 10

24.5 70.5 100 0.53

332.20 4.42 45.54 42.76

1023.

5 70.5 108 0.57 332.7

8 4.44 46.30 42.27 10

22.5 70.5 128 0.68

333.45 4.48 48.21 42.53

1021.

5 70.5 28 0.15 333.6

0 4.27 38.69 42.72 10

20.5 70.5 60 0.32

333.92 4.34 41.73 42.88

1019.

5 70.5 100 0.53 334.4

5 4.42 45.54 42.19

10 70.5 28 0.15 334.6 4.27 38.69 41.50

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18.5

0

1017.

5 70.5 52 0.28 334.8

7 4.32 40.97 40.82 10

16.5 70.5 52 0.28

335.15 4.32 40.97 41.50

1015.

5 70.5 64 0.34 335.4

9 4.35 42.11 41.28 10

14.5 70.5 28 0.15

335.63 4.27 38.69 40.71

1013.

5 70.5 36 0.19 335.8

2 4.29 39.45 40.97 10

12.5 70.5 56 0.30

336.12 4.33 41.35 40.97

1011.

5 70.5 100 0.53 336.6

5 4.42 45.54 41.20 10

10.5 70.5 36 0.19

336.84 4.29 39.45 41.01

1009.

5 70.5 40 0.21 337.0

5 4.30 39.83 40.93 10

08.5 70.5 56 0.30

337.35 4.33 41.35 41.28

1007.

5 70.5 52 0.28 337.6

2 4.32 40.97 41.20 10

06.5 70.5 76 0.40

338.03 4.37 43.26 40.82

1005.

5 70.5 44 0.23 338.2

6 4.30 40.21 40.86 10

04.5 70.5 20 0.11

338.36 4.26 37.93 40.93

1003.

5 70.5 72 0.38 338.7

5 4.36 42.88 40.86 10

02.5 70.5 48 0.25

339.00 4.31 40.59 40.74

1001.

5 70.5 60 0.32 339.3

2 4.34 41.73 40.40 10

00.5 70.5 40 0.21

339.53 4.30 39.83 40.59

999.5 70.5 48 0.25

339.78 4.31 40.59 40.93

998.5 70.5 48 0.25

340.04 4.31 40.59 40.48

997.5 70.5 40 0.21

340.25 4.30 39.83 40.21

996.5 70.5 40 0.21

340.46 4.30 39.83 40.48

995.5 70.5 64 0.34

340.80 4.35 42.11 40.78

994.5 70.5 56 0.30

341.09 4.33 41.35 40.59

993.5 70.5 24 0.13

341.22 4.26 38.31 40.55

992.5 70.5 20 0.11

341.33 4.26 37.93 40.67

991.5 70.5 88 0.47

341.79 4.40 44.40 41.20

990.5 70.5 72 0.38

342.17 4.36 42.88 40.90

989.5 70.5 28 0.15

342.32 4.27 38.69 40.63

988.5 70.5 44 0.23

342.56 4.30 40.21 40.97

987.5 70.5 52 0.28

342.83 4.32 40.97 41.20

986.5 70.5 96 0.51

343.34 4.41 45.16 41.28

985.5 70.5 32 0.17

343.51 4.28 39.07 40.78

984.5 70.5 28 0.15

343.66 4.27 38.69 40.78

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983.5 70.5 60 0.32

343.97 4.34 41.73 41.62

982.5 70.5 44 0.23

344.21 4.30 40.21 41.35

981.5 70.5 96 0.51

344.71 4.41 45.16 41.43

980.5 70.5 20 0.11

344.82 4.26 37.93 42.76

979.5 70.5 28 0.15

344.97 4.27 38.69 42.99

978.5 70.5 132 0.70

345.67 4.49 48.59 42.69

977.5 70.5 24 0.13

345.79 4.26 38.31 42.53

976.5 70.5 104 0.55

346.34 4.43 45.92 41.96

975.5 70.5 172 0.91

347.25 4.57 52.39 41.92

974.5 70.5 52 0.28

347.53 4.32 40.97 42.00

973.5 70.5 28 0.15

347.68 4.27 38.69 41.35

972.5 70.5 28 0.15

347.83 4.27 38.69 41.85

971.5 70.5 36 0.19

348.02 4.29 39.45 41.62

970.5 70.5 16 0.08

348.10 4.25 37.55 40.71

969.5 70.5 36 0.19

348.29 4.29 39.45 41.16

968.5 70.5 64 0.34

348.63 4.35 42.11 42.08

967.5 70.5 76 0.40

349.03 4.37 43.26 43.03

966.5 70.5 80 0.42

349.46 4.38 43.64 43.29

965.5 70.5 76 0.40

349.86 4.37 43.26 43.83

964.5 70.5 100 0.53

350.39 4.42 45.54 44.13

963.5 70.5 124 0.66

351.04 4.47 47.83 43.87

962.5 70.5 128 0.68

351.72 4.48 48.21 44.09

961.5 70.5 64 0.34

352.06 4.35 42.11 43.71

960.5 70.5 72 0.38

352.44 4.36 42.88 43.14

959.5 70.5 68 0.36

352.80 4.35 42.49 42.49

958.5 70.5 36 0.19

352.99 4.29 39.45 41.66

957.5 70.5 100 0.53

353.52 4.42 45.54 41.24

956.5 70.5 40 0.21

353.73 4.30 39.83 40.90

955.5 70.5 16 0.08

353.82 4.25 37.55 40.48

954.5 70.5 32 0.17

353.98 4.28 39.07 39.98

953.5 70.5 36 0.19

354.18 4.29 39.45 40.29

952.5 70.5 84 0.44

354.62 4.39 44.02 39.83

951.5 70.5 28 0.15

354.77 4.27 38.69 40.06

950.5 70.5 28 0.15

354.92 4.27 38.69 40.21

949.5 70.5 16 0.08

355.00 4.25 37.55 40.40

948.5 70.5 68 0.36

355.36 4.35 42.49 40.36

947.5 70.5 52 0.28

355.64 4.32 40.97 39.94

946.5 70.5 64 0.34

355.97 4.35 42.11 39.98

945.5 70.5 32 0.17

356.14 4.28 39.07 40.44

944.5 70.5 52 0.28

356.42 4.32 40.97 40.55

943.5 70.5 32 0.17

356.59 4.28 39.07 40.25

942.5 70.5 40 0.21

356.80 4.30 39.83 40.10

941.5 70.5 32 0.17

356.97 4.28 39.07 40.17

940.5 70.5 76 0.40

357.37 4.37 43.26 40.13

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939.5 70.5 28 0.15

357.52 4.27 38.69 40.32

938.5 70.5 36 0.19

357.71 4.29 39.45 40.32

937.5 70.5 36 0.19

357.90 4.29 39.45 40.60

936.5 70.5 72 0.38

358.28 4.36 42.88 40.68

935.5 70.5 28 0.15

358.43 4.27 38.69 40.18

934.5 70.5 72 0.38

358.81 4.36 42.88 40.80

933.5 70.5 32 0.17

358.98 4.28 39.07 40.72

932.5 70.5 69 0.37

359.35 4.36 42.59 40.69

931.5 70.5 40 0.21

359.56 4.30 39.83 40.42

930.5 70.5 24 0.13

359.68 4.26 38.31 40.34

929.5 70.5 93 0.49

360.18 4.41 44.87 39.92

928.5 70.5 28 0.15

360.32 4.27 38.69 40.31

927.5 70.5 32 0.17

360.49 4.28 39.07 39.99

926.5 70.5 44 0.23

360.73 4.30 40.21 40.30

925.5 70.5 20 0.11

360.83 4.26 37.93 40.91

924.5 71.0 28 0.15

360.98 4.27 38.69 40.51

923.5 71.0 72 0.38

361.36 4.36 42.88 40.74

922.5 71.0 36 0.19

361.55 4.29 39.45 40.59

921.5 71.0 72 0.38

361.93 4.36 42.88 40.59

920.5 71.0 88 0.47

362.40 4.40 44.40 40.86

919.5 71.0 52 0.28

362.67 4.32 40.97 40.97

918.5 71.0 52 0.28

362.95 4.32 40.97 40.71

917.5 71.0 16 0.08

363.03 4.25 37.55 40.78

916.5 71.0 44 0.23

363.27 4.30 40.21 41.09

915.5 71.0 48 0.25

363.52 4.31 40.59 40.51

914.5 71.0 40 0.21

363.73 4.30 39.83 41.09

913.5 71.0 44 0.23

363.96 4.30 40.21 41.35

912.5 71.0 44 0.23

364.20 4.30 40.21 41.58

911.5 71.0 104 0.55

364.75 4.43 45.92 41.47

910.5 71.0 28 0.15

364.90 4.27 38.69 41.47

909.5 71.0 112 0.59

365.49 4.44 46.68 41.35

908.5 71.0 80 0.42

365.91 4.38 43.64 41.50

907.5 71.0 40 0.21

366.12 4.30 39.83 41.28

906.5 71.0 32 0.17

366.29 4.28 39.07 40.59

905.5 71.0 48 0.25

366.55 4.31 40.59 40.86

904.5 71.0 28 0.15

366.70 4.27 38.69 40.13

903.5 71.0 60 0.32

367.01 4.34 41.73 39.98

902.5 71.0 20 0.11

367.12 4.26 37.93 40.32

901.5 71.0 32 0.17

367.29 4.28 39.07 40.29

900.5 71.0 56 0.30

367.58 4.33 41.35 40.13

899.5 71.0 36 0.19

367.77 4.29 39.45 40.48

898.5 71.0 64 0.34

368.11 4.35 42.11 40.36

897.5 71.0 76 0.40

368.52 4.37 43.26 40.67

896.5 71.0 28 0.15

368.66 4.27 38.69 40.82

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895.5 71.0 32 0.17

368.83 4.28 39.07 40.63

894.5 71.0 64 0.34

369.17 4.35 42.11 40.71

893.5 71.0 48 0.25

369.43 4.31 40.59 40.59

892.5 71.0 52 0.28

369.70 4.32 40.97 40.13

891.5 71.0 48 0.25

369.95 4.31 40.59 40.55

890.5 71.0 36 0.19

370.15 4.29 39.45 40.51

889.5 71.0 44 0.23

370.38 4.30 40.21 40.36

888.5 71.0 52 0.28

370.65 4.32 40.97 40.40

887.5 71.0 28 0.15

370.80 4.27 38.69 40.51

886.5 71.0 72 0.38

371.18 4.36 42.88 40.32

885.5 71.0 28 0.15

371.33 4.27 38.69 40.48

884.5 71.0 48 0.25

371.58 4.31 40.59 40.67

883.5 71.0 52 0.28

371.86 4.32 40.97 41.01

882.5 71.0 64 0.34

372.20 4.35 42.11 41.05

881.5 71.0 28 0.15

372.35 4.27 38.69 40.67

880.5 71.0 52 0.28

372.62 4.32 40.97 40.71

879.5 71.0 64 0.34

372.96 4.35 42.11 40.55

878.5 71.0 88 0.47

373.43 4.40 44.40 40.74

877.5 71.0 32 0.17

373.60 4.28 39.07 40.67

876.5 71.0 32 0.17

373.76 4.28 39.07 41.12

875.5 71.0 32 0.17

373.93 4.28 39.07 40.93

874.5 71.0 32 0.17

374.10 4.28 39.07 40.71

873.5 71.0 72 0.38

374.48 4.36 42.88 40.90

872.5 71.0 56 0.30

374.78 4.33 41.35 41.28

871.5 71.0 76 0.40

375.18 4.37 43.26 41.12

870.5 71.0 32 0.17

375.35 4.28 39.07 41.20

869.5 71.0 40 0.21

375.56 4.30 39.83 41.58

868.5 71.0 108 0.57

376.14 4.44 46.30 41.05

867.5 71.0 72 0.38

376.52 4.36 42.88 41.31

866.5 71.0 16 0.08

376.60 4.25 37.55 40.82

865.5 71.0 40 0.21

376.81 4.30 39.83 40.78

864.5 71.0 72 0.38

377.19 4.36 42.88 40.74

863.5 71.0 16 0.08

377.28 4.25 37.55 40.32

862.5 71.0 84 0.44

377.72 4.39 44.02 39.94

861.5 71.0 24 0.13

377.85 4.26 38.31 40.32

860.5 71.0 28 0.15

378.00 4.27 38.69 41.12

859.5 71.0 36 0.19

378.19 4.29 39.45 41.70

858.5 71.0 64 0.34

378.53 4.35 42.11 41.92

857.5 71.0 32 0.17

378.70 4.28 39.07 42.84

856.5 71.0 56 0.30

378.99 4.33 41.35 42.78

855.5 71.0 124 0.66

379.65 4.47 47.83 43.16

854.5 71.0 132 0.70

380.35 4.49 48.59 44.00

853.5 71.0 40 0.21

380.56 4.30 39.83 44.11

852.5 71.0 180 0.95

381.51 4.58 53.16 44.19

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851.5 71.0 18 0.10

381.61 4.25 37.74 44.15

850.5 71.0 68 0.36

381.97 4.35 42.49 43.62

849.5 71.0 124 0.66

382.62 4.47 47.83 43.20

848.5 71.0 76 0.40

383.02 4.37 43.26 43.16

847.5 71.0 40 0.21

383.24 4.30 39.83 41.71

846.5 71.0 52 0.28

383.51 4.32 40.97 42.23

845.5 71.0 68 0.36

383.87 4.35 42.49 41.85

844.5 71.0 88 0.47

384.34 4.40 44.40 41.24

843.5 71.0 36 0.19

384.53 4.29 39.45 41.35

842.5 71.0 28 0.15

384.68 4.27 38.69 41.28

841.5 71.0 72 0.38

385.06 4.36 42.88 41.54

840.5 71.0 28 0.15

385.21 4.27 38.69 41.16

839.5 71.0 60 0.32

385.52 4.34 41.73 41.50

838.5 71.0 88 0.47

385.99 4.40 44.40 41.47

837.5 71.0 32 0.17

386.16 4.28 39.07 41.50

836.5 71.0 80 0.42

386.58 4.38 43.64 41.47

835.5 71.0 28 0.15

386.73 4.27 38.69 42.11

834.5 71.0 124 0.66

387.39 4.47 47.83 42.61

833.5 71.0 32 0.17

387.55 4.28 39.07 42.04

832.5 71.0 32 0.17

387.72 4.28 39.07 42.30

831.5 71.0 68 0.36

388.08 4.35 42.49 42.49

830.5 71.0 96 0.51

388.59 4.41 45.16 43.03

829.5 71.0 112 0.59

389.18 4.44 46.68 42.53

828.5 71.0 28 0.15

389.33 4.27 38.69 42.53

827.5 71.0 60 0.32

389.65 4.34 41.73 42.91

826.5 71.0 100 0.53

390.18 4.42 45.54 42.53

825.5 71.0 84 0.44

390.62 4.39 44.02 41.85

824.5 71.0 72 0.38

391.00 4.36 42.88 41.01

823.5 71.0 32 0.17

391.17 4.28 39.07 41.12

822.5 71.0 72 0.38

391.55 4.36 42.88 40.93

821.5 71.0 28 0.15

391.70 4.27 38.69 40.90

820.5 71.0 24 0.13

391.83 4.26 38.31 40.44

819.5 71.0 24 0.13

391.96 4.26 38.31 40.48

818.5 71.0 40 0.21

392.17 4.30 39.83 40.67

817.5 71.0 40 0.21

392.38 4.30 39.83 40.59

816.5 71.0 96 0.51

392.89 4.41 45.16 40.67

815.5 71.0 36 0.19

393.08 4.29 39.45 40.90

814.5 71.0 76 0.40

393.48 4.37 43.26 41.39

813.5 71.0 52 0.28

393.76 4.32 40.97 41.39

812.5 71.0 64 0.34

394.09 4.35 42.11 41.54

811.5 71.0 36 0.19

394.29 4.29 39.45 40.97

810.5 71.0 48 0.25

394.54 4.31 40.59 40.78

809.5 71.0 76 0.40

394.94 4.37 43.26 40.55

808.5 71.0 40 0.21

395.15 4.30 39.83 40.71

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807.5 71.0 56 0.30

395.45 4.33 41.35 40.40

806.5 71.0 36 0.19

395.64 4.29 39.45 40.40

805.5 71.0 16 0.08

395.72 4.25 37.55 40.25

804.5 71.0 52 0.28

396.00 4.32 40.97 40.10

803.5 71.0 68 0.36

396.36 4.35 42.49 40.82

802.5 71.0 32 0.17

396.53 4.28 39.07 41.43

801.5 71.0 36 0.19

396.72 4.29 39.45

800.5 71.0 32 0.17

396.89 4.28 39.07

799.5 71.0 60 0.32

397.21 4.34 41.73

798.5 71.0 116 0.61

397.82 4.45 47.06

797.5 71.0 120 0.63

398.46 4.46 47.44

Plutonium Dating from Michael Ketterer, Northern Arizona University

Depth (cm) Bq/kg Bg/kg SD 240/239 240239 sd

0.25 0.23 0.02 0.196 0.011 0.75 0.24 0.01 0.184 0.019 1.25 0.29 0.02 0.229 0.024 1.75 0.44 0.02 0.179 0.016 2.25 1.06 0.03 0.179 0.007 2.75 3.87 0.04 0.186 0.005 3.25 13.80 0.09 0.180 0.003 3.75 4.26 0.04 0.185 0.005 4.25 0.06 0.01 4.75 0.00 5.25 0.00 5.75 0.00 6.25 0.00 6.75 0.00 7.25 0.00