Table S2.

Successive correlation frames of Nussloch soil horizons with GIs

Chronostratigraphy	P2 (23)		P2 (18)			P4 (16)		P3 (17)				P4 (14)						P4 equivalent (19)			P8–P4 synthesis (this study)
	Pedogenetic horizons	GIs	Pedogenetic horizons	GIs		Pedogenetic horizons	GIs	Pedogenetic horizons		GIs		Unit labels			Pedogenetic horizons	GIs		Pedogenetic horizons	GIs		Profiles		Unit labels	Pedogenetic horizons	ECG-based 14C time intervals (cal. B.P. y)	GIs	NorthGRIP GI time intervals taking into account MCE (cal. b2k y)	Greenland [Ca2+] minimums (cal. b2k y)
Weichselian Upper Pleniglacial part of the Nussloch loess sequence
	—		—		IG9b				—				38c	IG9b				—					38d	IG9b	13,814–14,353*		—	∼20,200
	—		—		IG9a				—				38b	IG9a				—					38b	IG9a	20,766–21,456		—	∼20,700
	—		G8 cpx	GI 2.1	IG8b		GI 2.1		G8 cpx		GI 2.1		37c	IG8b				—					37c	IG8b	18,592–18,833* 21,961–22,476		—	∼21,900
	—				IG8a								37a	IG8a				—					37a	IG8a	22,485–23,015 22,423–23,006	GI 2.1	22,327–23,603
	—		G7	GI 2.2	G7		GI 2.2		G7		GI 2.2		35	G7			GI 2.2–2.1	—					35	G7	23,331–23,864	GI 2.2	22,630–23,936
	—		G6 cpx		IG6b				G6 cpx				33c	IG6b				—					33c	IG6b	24,062–24,540		—	∼24,600
	—				IG6a								33a	IG6a				—				P4	33a	IG6a	25,027–25,586		—	∼25,000
	—		G5 cpx		IG5b				G5b				30b	IG5b				—					30c	IG5b	25,605–25,970 26,124–27,068		—	∼26,200
	—				IG5a				G5a				30a	IG5a				—					30a	IG5a	26,126–26,928 26,320–27,213		—	∼27,200
	—		G4	GI 3	G4		GI 3		G4		GI 3		28	G4			GI 3	—					28	G4	26,938–27,459 27,366–27,896 27,447–27,828	GI 3	26,718–28,612
	—		G3	GI 4	G3		GI 4		G3		GI 4		26	G3			GI 4	—					26	G3	28,072–28,939 28,581–29,222 28,591–29,236	GI 4	27,713–29,798
	—		—		—				24 (Base)		GI 5		23a	G2b				—					23d	G2b	29,851–30,968 29,634–30,573	GI 5.1	29,592–31,864
	—		G2 cpx	GI 5	G2b		GI 5		G2 cpx		GI 6		23b				GI 5	—					23c		29,721–30,624 29,468–30,654
	—				G2a		GI 6						23d	G2a			GI 6	—				P8	23a	G2a	30,842–31,496 30,890–31,302 32,541–33,652 31,479–33,130	GI 5.2	30,933–33,632
	—		G1 cpx	GI 6	G1 cpx		GI 7		G1 cpx		GI 7		21a	G1b				—					21c	G1b	32,137–33,807 32,516–33,589	GI 6	32,169–34,952
	—												21c	G1a				—					21a	G1a	3,3183–33,960 34,258–35,212 33,532–34,184	GI 7a	33,454–36,173
Weichselian Middle Pleniglacial part of the Nussloch loess sequence
	Lohne Soil	GI 8 (+ GI 7–6?)	—		Lohne Soil		GI 8		—				20	Lohne Soil			GI 7	Lohne Soil		GI 7–6–5			20	Lohne Soil	34,627–35,861 34,659–36,759 34,959–36,256	GI 7c	33,721–36,801
																									37,021–38,866 37,802–40,677	GI 8	35,183–38,268
	TK	GI 9, 10, or 11	—		—				—				15	TK			GI 8	TK		GI 8			15	TK	—	—	—
	—		—		—				—				—	—				—					18	Gm3	40,281–41,831 39,847–42,228	GI 10	39,185–43,093
																						P8			41,006–43,892 42,611–44,511	GI 11	40,558–45,076
	—		—		—				—				—	—				—					16	Gm2	42,480–44,303 42,171–47,269	GI 12a	42,500–46,351
	Upper Gräselberg Soil	GI 12 (+ GI 14?)	—		—				—				—	—				—					14	Upper GS	43,339–49,849	GI 12c	42,884–48,772
	—		—		—				—				—	—				—					P4–2a–3	Gm1	44,949–48,595	GI 13	46,352–51,311
	—		—		—				—				—	—				—					P4–2b–b	Lower GS	—	GI 14a	47,549–53,636
	—		—		—				—				—	—				—					P4–2b–a		—	GI 14c	49,516–56,249

Maximum counting errors (MCEs) (24) added and deduced from older and lower age boundaries are given. b2k, before AD 2000; cpx, complex; ECG, earthworm calcite granule; TK, Thermokarst.

^*Discarded rejuvenated ages (Methods).