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| Titel |
Paleohydrology reconstruction and Holocene climate variability in the South Adriatic Sea |
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G. Siani, M. Magny, M. Paterne, M. Debret, M. Fontugne |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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1814-9324
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In: Climate of the Past ; 9, no. 1 ; Nr. 9, no. 1 (2013-02-28), S.499-515 |
| Datensatznummer |
250018000
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/cp-9-499-2013.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Holocene paleohydrology reconstruction is derived combining planktonic and
benthic stable oxygen and carbon isotopes, sea surface temperatures (SSTs)
and oxygen isotope composition of seawater (δ18Ow) from a
high sedimentation core collected in the South Adriatic Sea (SAS).
Core chronology is based on 10 AMS 14C measures on planktonic
foraminifera and tephra layers. Results reveal two contrasted
paleohydrological periods that reflect (i) a marked lowering of δ18Ow/salinity during the early to mid-Holocene (11.5 ka to 6.3 ka),
including the two-step sapropel S1 deposition, followed during the
mid- to upper Holocene by (ii) a prevailing period of increased salinity and
enhanced arid conditions in the South Adriatic Basin. Superimposed on these
trends, short-term centennial-scale hydrological events punctuated the
Holocene period in the SAS. During the early to mid-Holocene, two main
SST coolings together with prominent δ18Ow/salinity
lowering delineate the sapropel S1 interruption and the post-sapropel phase
between 7.3 to 6.3 ka. After 6 ka, centennial-scale δ18Ow
and G. bulloides δ13C lowering, mostly centered between 3 to 0.6 ka,
reflect short-term hydrological changes related to more intensive runoff of the Po
and/or Apennine rivers. These short-term events, even of lesser
amplitude compared to the early to mid-Holocene period, may have induced
a lowering of sea surface density and consequently reduced and/or inhibited
the formation of deep bottom waters in the SAS. Comparison of the emerging
centennial- to millennial-scale hydrological record with previous climatic
records from the central Mediterranean area and north of the Alps reveal
possible synchronicities (within the radiocarbon-dating uncertainty) between
phases of lower salinity in the SAS and periods of wetter climatic conditions
around the north-central Adriatic Sea. Finally, wavelet analyses provide new
clues about the potential origin of climate variability in the SAS,
confirming the evidence for a mid-Holocene transition in the central
Mediterranean climate and the dominance of a ~1670-yr
periodicity after 6 ka, reflecting a plausible connection with the North
Atlantic climate system. |
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