DOI: 10.5194/cp-14-1079-2018
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85050806216
论文题名: Thermocline state change in the eastern equatorial pacific during the late Pliocene/early pleistocene intensification of northern hemisphere glaciation
作者: Jakob K.A. ; Pross J. ; Scholz C. ; Fiebig J. ; Friedrich O.
刊名: Climate of the Past
ISSN: 18149324
出版年: 2018
卷: 14, 期: 7 起始页码: 1079
结束页码: 1095
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: air-sea interaction
; El Nino-Southern Oscillation
; foraminifera
; glaciation
; historical record
; ice sheet
; marine isotope stage
; Northern Hemisphere
; Ocean Drilling Program
; paleoclimate
; Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary
; shoaling wave
; thermocline
; trade wind
; Pacific Ocean
; Pacific Ocean (Equatorial)
; Foraminifera
英文摘要: The late Pliocene/early Pleistocene intensification of Northern Hemisphere glaciation (iNHG) ∼ 2.5 million years ago (marine isotope stages, MIS, 100-96) stands out as an important tipping point in Earth's climate history, which strongly influenced oceanographic and climatic patterns including trade wind and upwelling strength in the eastern equatorial Pacific (EEP). The thermocline depth in the EEP, in turn, plays a pivotal role in the Earth's climate system: Small changes in its depth associated with short-term climate phenomena such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation can affect surface-water properties and the ocean-atmosphere exchange. However, thermocline dynamics in the EEP during the iNHG still remain unclear. While numerous studies have suggested a link between a thermocline shoaling in the EEP and Northern Hemisphere ice growth, other studies have indicated a stable thermocline depth during the iNHG; consequently, a causal relationship between thermocline dynamics and ice-sheet growth has been excluded. In light of these contradictory views, we have generated geochemical (planktic foraminiferal δ18O, δ13C and Mg Ca), sedimentological (sand accumulation rates) and faunal (abundance data of thermocline-dwelling foraminifera) records for Ocean Drilling Program Site 849 located in the central region of the EEP. Our records span the interval from ∼ 2.75 to 2.4Ma (MIS G7-95), which is critical for understanding thermocline dynamics during the final phase of the iNHG. Our new records document a thermocline shoaling from ∼ 2.64 to 2.55Ma (MIS G2-101) and a relatively shallow thermocline from ∼ 2.55Ma onwards (MIS 101-95). This indicates a state change in thermocline depth at Site 849 shortly before the final phase of the iNHG. Ultimately, our data support the hypothesis that (sub-)tropical thermocline shoaling may have contributed to the development of large Northern Hemisphere ice sheets. © Author(s) 2018. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/109543
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: Institute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany; Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, 60438, Germany
Recommended Citation:
Jakob K.A.,Pross J.,Scholz C.,et al. Thermocline state change in the eastern equatorial pacific during the late Pliocene/early pleistocene intensification of northern hemisphere glaciation[J]. Climate of the Past,2018-01-01,14(7)