PROSIMUL II focuses on three varved lake sites continuously describing the local and continental climate history of Europe through the Late Glacial and the Holocene (Tab. 1). These main sites are complemented by the Hämelsee (Germany) and the Miesenheim profile (Germany) for reasons of spatial coverage during the European Late Glacial. At present, a single site in Eastern Asia represents the assessment of hemispheric climate patterns and climate modelling approaches.

 

Tab. 1: Description of central project sites

Location	Sediments	Dating methods	Laminations	Climate zone
Lake Holzmaar1 (6°53´E, 50°7´N)	0-22,500y	varves, C14	good varves	temperate
Meerfelder Maar2 (6°45´E, 50°6´N)	2,000-14,000y	varves, C14	good varves	temperate
Lago Grande di Monticchio3 (40°56´N, 15°35´E)	0-101,700y	varves, C14	poor varves during the Early Holocene	maritime
Huguang Maar4 (21°9´N, 110°17´E)	0-78,000y	C14, magn. susceptibility	no varves	monsoonal

 

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¹Zolitschka, B. et al. 2000. Geology, 28/9, 783-786
⁴Mingram, J. et al. 2001. Terra Nostra, 2001/3, 148-155