Reply to comment by B. Delmonte et al. on ‘‘Dust provenance in

DIEGO M. GAIERO

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

American Geophysic Union

Año: 2008 vol. 35 p. 1 - 2

0094-8276

I appreciate very much and welcome the comments that Delmonte et al. [2008] made on my recent paper. I believe that this exercise of exchanging opinions will improve our knowledge on dust transport to Antarctica. [2] Their main motivation to make such comments is to deduce, based on recent evidence [Gaiero, 2007], the possible source of dust deposited in East Antarctica (EA) during interglacial periods. Although the idea of a main contribution of dust from the Puna-Altiplano plateau (PAP) to EA during interglacial periods seems possible, I wish to respond to some of the comments/conclusions made byDelmonte et al. [2008] made on my recent paper. I believe that this exercise of exchanging opinions will improve our knowledge on dust transport to Antarctica. [2] Their main motivation to make such comments is to deduce, based on recent evidence [Gaiero, 2007], the possible source of dust deposited in East Antarctica (EA) during interglacial periods. Although the idea of a main contribution of dust from the Puna-Altiplano plateau (PAP) to EA during interglacial periods seems possible, I wish to respond to some of the comments/conclusions made by2] Their main motivation to make such comments is to deduce, based on recent evidence [Gaiero, 2007], the possible source of dust deposited in East Antarctica (EA) during interglacial periods. Although the idea of a main contribution of dust from the Puna-Altiplano plateau (PAP) to EA during interglacial periods seems possible, I wish to respond to some of the comments/conclusions made byGaiero, 2007], the possible source of dust deposited in East Antarctica (EA) during interglacial periods. Although the idea of a main contribution of dust from the Puna-Altiplano plateau (PAP) to EA during interglacial periods seems possible, I wish to respond to some of the comments/conclusions made by Delmonte et al. [2008] in order to shed light on some aspects that, if they are not discussed in time, could derive in misinterpretations that would affect future research.[2008] in order to shed light on some aspects that, if they are not discussed in time, could derive in misinterpretations that would affect future research.