High resolution climate of the past 3,500 years of coastal northernmost California

the largest age control gap is 3435 uncal yrs, accepted with relaxing criteria: important record from the region

twig with bark (excluded from age model)

"Here, we propose a depositional model stating that high percent clay values (or intervals of clay dominance) indicate persistent standing water wherein the deposition, accumulation, and preservation of fine- grained sediment exceeds an undefined critical thickness that inhibits deflation during succeeding desiccation events or ephemeral lake environments."

Chronology gap > 3000 years, but fills important geographic region

" In Silver Lake, changes in these ratios (C/N) are interpreted to reflect changes in the source of organic matter under relative perennial vs. ephemeral lake states. Perennial lakes pro- mote lake productivity producing low Corg:Ntotal ratios. Ephemeral lakes are associated with higher Corg:Ntotal ratios as the contribution of terrestrial organic matter increases in the presence of lower lake levels and the subsequent encroachment of terrestrial organics onto the playa surface. "

"Perennial lakes pro- mote lake productivity producing low Corg:Ntotal ratios. Ephemeral lakes are associated with higher Corg:Ntotal ratios as the contribution of terrestrial organic matter increases in the presence of lower lake levels and the subsequent encroachment of terrestrial organics onto the playa surface."

silt (WEB15faf22f): interpretation1_scope: '' has been replaced by 'climate'

pub1_author: 'list(list(name = "Kirby, Matthew E."), list(name = "Knell, Edward J."), list(name = "Anderson, William T."), list(name = "Lachniet, Matthew S."), list(name = "Palermo, Jennifer"), list(name = "Eeg, Holly"), list(name = "Lucero, Ricardo"), list(name = "Murrieta, Rosa"), list(name = "Arevalo, Andrea"), list(name = "Silveira, Emily"), list(name = "Hiner, Christine A."))' has been replaced by 'Kirby, Matthew E.'

Evidence for insolation and Pacific forcing of late glacial through Holocene climate in the Central Mojave Desert (Silver Lake, CA)