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Hydroclimate variability of the northwestern Amazon Basin near the Andean foothills of Peru related to the South American Monsoon System during the last 1600 years |
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J. Apaéstegui, F. W. Cruz, A. Sifeddine, M. Vuille, J. C. Espinoza, J. L. Guyot, M. Khodri, N. Strikis, R. V. Santos, H. Cheng, L. Edwards, E. Carvalho, W. Santini |
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Artikel
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Englisch
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1814-9324
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In: Climate of the Past ; 10, no. 6 ; Nr. 10, no. 6 (2014-11-19), S.1967-1981 |
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250117075
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Publikation (Nr.) |
copernicus.org/cp-10-1967-2014.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
In this paper we explore a speleothem δ18O record from
Palestina cave, northwestern Peru, at a site on the eastern side of the
Andes cordillera, in the upper Amazon Basin. The δ18O record is
interpreted as a proxy for South American Summer Monsoon (SASM) intensity
and allows the reconstruction of its variability during the last 1600 years. Two
periods of anomalous changes in the climate mean state corresponding to the
Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) and the Little Ice Age (LIA) periods
identified in the Northern Hemisphere are recognized in the record, in which
decreased and increased SASM activity, respectively, have been documented.
Variations in SASM activity between the MCA and the LIA seem to be larger
over the northern part of the continent, suggesting a latitudinal dependence
of the MCA footprint. Our results, based on time series, composite and
wavelet analyses, suggest that the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO)
plays an relevant role for SASM modulation on multidecadal scales
(∼65 years), especially during dry periods such as the MCA.
Composite analyses, applied to evaluate the influence of the AMO on the
Palestina cave δ18O and other δ18O-derived SASM
reconstructions, allow insight into the spatial footprints of the AMO over
tropical South America and highlight differences between records during
key studied periods. This work also reveals that replicating regional
climate signals from different sites, and using different proxies is
absolutely essential for a comprehensive understanding of past changes in
SASM activity. |
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