North Atlantic controlled depositional cycles in MIS 5e layered sediments from the deep Dead Sea basin
Abstract The drilled Inter-Continental Drilling Project core at the deeps of the Dead Sea reveals thick sequences of halite deposits from the last interglacial period, reflecting prevailing arid conditions in the lake’s watershed. Here, we examine sequences of intercalating evaporates (halite or gyp...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/qua.2016.10 2024-09-15T18:21:26+00:00 North Atlantic controlled depositional cycles in MIS 5e layered sediments from the deep Dead Sea basin Palchan, Daniel Neugebauer, Ina Amitai, Yael Waldmann, Nicolas D. Schwab, Markus J. Dulski, Peter Brauer, Achim Stein, Mordechai Erel, Yigal Enzel, Yehouda 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/qua.2016.10 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589416000107 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Quaternary Research volume 87, issue 1, page 168-179 ISSN 0033-5894 1096-0287 journal-article 2017 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2016.10 2024-07-31T04:04:31Z Abstract The drilled Inter-Continental Drilling Project core at the deeps of the Dead Sea reveals thick sequences of halite deposits from the last interglacial period, reflecting prevailing arid conditions in the lake’s watershed. Here, we examine sequences of intercalating evaporates (halite or gypsum) and fine-detritus laminae and apply petrographic, micro-X-ray fluorescence, and statistical tools to establish in high-temporal resolution the hydroclimatic controls on the sedimentation in the last interglacial Dead Sea. The time series of the thickness of the best-recovered core sections of the layered halite, detritus, and gypsum reveals periodicities of ~11, 7–8, and 4–5 yr, pointing to a North Atlantic control and possibly solar influence on the hydrology of the Dead Sea watershed during the regionally arid period of the last interglacial period. Similar periodicities were detected in the last glacial and modern sedimentary sequences of the Dead Sea and other archives of the central Levant, indicating a persistent impact of the solar cycles on regional hydrology, possibly through the effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Cambridge University Press Quaternary Research 87 1 168 179 |
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Abstract The drilled Inter-Continental Drilling Project core at the deeps of the Dead Sea reveals thick sequences of halite deposits from the last interglacial period, reflecting prevailing arid conditions in the lake’s watershed. Here, we examine sequences of intercalating evaporates (halite or gypsum) and fine-detritus laminae and apply petrographic, micro-X-ray fluorescence, and statistical tools to establish in high-temporal resolution the hydroclimatic controls on the sedimentation in the last interglacial Dead Sea. The time series of the thickness of the best-recovered core sections of the layered halite, detritus, and gypsum reveals periodicities of ~11, 7–8, and 4–5 yr, pointing to a North Atlantic control and possibly solar influence on the hydrology of the Dead Sea watershed during the regionally arid period of the last interglacial period. Similar periodicities were detected in the last glacial and modern sedimentary sequences of the Dead Sea and other archives of the central Levant, indicating a persistent impact of the solar cycles on regional hydrology, possibly through the effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation. |
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Palchan, Daniel Neugebauer, Ina Amitai, Yael Waldmann, Nicolas D. Schwab, Markus J. Dulski, Peter Brauer, Achim Stein, Mordechai Erel, Yigal Enzel, Yehouda |
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Palchan, Daniel Neugebauer, Ina Amitai, Yael Waldmann, Nicolas D. Schwab, Markus J. Dulski, Peter Brauer, Achim Stein, Mordechai Erel, Yigal Enzel, Yehouda North Atlantic controlled depositional cycles in MIS 5e layered sediments from the deep Dead Sea basin |
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Palchan, Daniel Neugebauer, Ina Amitai, Yael Waldmann, Nicolas D. Schwab, Markus J. Dulski, Peter Brauer, Achim Stein, Mordechai Erel, Yigal Enzel, Yehouda |
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North Atlantic controlled depositional cycles in MIS 5e layered sediments from the deep Dead Sea basin |
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North Atlantic controlled depositional cycles in MIS 5e layered sediments from the deep Dead Sea basin |
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North Atlantic controlled depositional cycles in MIS 5e layered sediments from the deep Dead Sea basin |
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North Atlantic controlled depositional cycles in MIS 5e layered sediments from the deep Dead Sea basin |
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North Atlantic controlled depositional cycles in MIS 5e layered sediments from the deep Dead Sea basin |
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north atlantic controlled depositional cycles in mis 5e layered sediments from the deep dead sea basin |
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