DOI: 10.5194/cp-12-1009-2016
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84964918365
论文题名: The link between marine sediment records and changes in Holocene Saharan landscape: Simulating the dust cycle
作者: Egerer S. ; Claussen M. ; Reick C. ; Stanelle T.
刊名: Climate of the Past
ISSN: 18149324
出版年: 2016
卷: 12, 期: 4 起始页码: 1009
结束页码: 1027
语种: 英语
英文摘要: Marine sediment records reveal an abrupt and strong increase in dust deposition in the North Atlantic at the end of the African Humid Period about 4.9 to 5.5ĝ€ka ago. The change in dust flux has been attributed to varying Saharan land surface cover. Alternatively, the enhanced dust accumulation is linked to enhanced surface winds and a consequent intensification of coastal upwelling. Here we demonstrate for the first time the direct link between dust accumulation in marine cores and changes in Saharan land surface. We simulate the mid-Holocene (6ĝ€ka BP) and pre-industrial (1850 AD) dust cycle as a function of Saharan land surface cover and atmosphere-ocean conditions using the coupled atmosphere-aerosol model ECHAM6.1-HAM2.1. Mid-Holocene surface characteristics, including vegetation cover and lake surface area, are derived from proxy data and simulations. In agreement with data from marine sediment cores, our simulations show that mid-Holocene dust deposition fluxes in the North Atlantic were two to three times lower compared with pre-industrial fluxes. We identify Saharan land surface characteristics to be the main control on dust transport from North Africa to the North Atlantic. We conclude that the increase in dust accumulation in marine cores is directly linked to a transition of the Saharan landscape during the Holocene and not due to changes in atmospheric or ocean conditions alone. © Author(s) 2016. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/49024
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Egerer S.,Claussen M.,Reick C.,et al. The link between marine sediment records and changes in Holocene Saharan landscape: Simulating the dust cycle[J]. Climate of the Past,2016-01-01,12(4)