A High-Resolution Coral-Based Δ 14 C Record of Surface Water Processes in the Western Mediterranean Sea
The first high-resolution time series of pre- and post-bomb radiocarbon measurements is reported for surface waters in the western Mediterranean Sea. The Δ 14 C record was obtained from the aragonite skeleton of Cladocora caespitosa using a 50-yr-old corallite collected in the Ligurian Sea in 1998....
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0033822200048530 2024-09-09T19:56:15+00:00 A High-Resolution Coral-Based Δ 14 C Record of Surface Water Processes in the Western Mediterranean Sea Tisnérat-Laborde, Nadine Montagna, Paolo McCulloch, Malcolm Siani, Giuseppe Silenzi, Sergio Frank, Norbert 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200048530 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033822200048530 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Radiocarbon volume 55, issue 3, page 1617-1630 ISSN 0033-8222 1945-5755 journal-article 2013 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200048530 2024-07-31T04:04:15Z The first high-resolution time series of pre- and post-bomb radiocarbon measurements is reported for surface waters in the western Mediterranean Sea. The Δ 14 C record was obtained from the aragonite skeleton of Cladocora caespitosa using a 50-yr-old corallite collected in the Ligurian Sea in 1998. Laser-ablation ICP measurements of trace elements (Li/Mg and Sr/Ca) show a strong seasonal variability, enabling the chronology of the Δ 14 C record to be determined at annual timescales. The mean Δ 14 C of pre-bomb surface water is -56 ± 3%, corresponding to a reservoir age of 262 ± 29 yr. The post-bomb maximum occurs in 1972 with a Δ 14 C value of 90%, significantly lower than the peak of 150% observed in the North Atlantic. The dilution of the peak-amplitude of Δ 14 C in western Mediterranean surface waters is attributed to mixing of North Atlantic Central Water inflow with relatively depleted underlying Intermediate Mediterranean and Levantine Intermediate waters. Intensification of this mixing is observed in 1963–1964, consistent with the change in atmospheric circulation from a positive to negative NAO phase (1960–1967). The post-peak Δ 14 C variability is relatively limited, reflecting mainly local vertical mixing forced by wind stress. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Radiocarbon 55 3 1617 1630 |
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The first high-resolution time series of pre- and post-bomb radiocarbon measurements is reported for surface waters in the western Mediterranean Sea. The Δ 14 C record was obtained from the aragonite skeleton of Cladocora caespitosa using a 50-yr-old corallite collected in the Ligurian Sea in 1998. Laser-ablation ICP measurements of trace elements (Li/Mg and Sr/Ca) show a strong seasonal variability, enabling the chronology of the Δ 14 C record to be determined at annual timescales. The mean Δ 14 C of pre-bomb surface water is -56 ± 3%, corresponding to a reservoir age of 262 ± 29 yr. The post-bomb maximum occurs in 1972 with a Δ 14 C value of 90%, significantly lower than the peak of 150% observed in the North Atlantic. The dilution of the peak-amplitude of Δ 14 C in western Mediterranean surface waters is attributed to mixing of North Atlantic Central Water inflow with relatively depleted underlying Intermediate Mediterranean and Levantine Intermediate waters. Intensification of this mixing is observed in 1963–1964, consistent with the change in atmospheric circulation from a positive to negative NAO phase (1960–1967). The post-peak Δ 14 C variability is relatively limited, reflecting mainly local vertical mixing forced by wind stress. |
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Tisnérat-Laborde, Nadine Montagna, Paolo McCulloch, Malcolm Siani, Giuseppe Silenzi, Sergio Frank, Norbert A High-Resolution Coral-Based Δ 14 C Record of Surface Water Processes in the Western Mediterranean Sea |
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Tisnérat-Laborde, Nadine Montagna, Paolo McCulloch, Malcolm Siani, Giuseppe Silenzi, Sergio Frank, Norbert |
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Tisnérat-Laborde, Nadine |
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A High-Resolution Coral-Based Δ 14 C Record of Surface Water Processes in the Western Mediterranean Sea |
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A High-Resolution Coral-Based Δ 14 C Record of Surface Water Processes in the Western Mediterranean Sea |
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A High-Resolution Coral-Based Δ 14 C Record of Surface Water Processes in the Western Mediterranean Sea |
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A High-Resolution Coral-Based Δ 14 C Record of Surface Water Processes in the Western Mediterranean Sea |
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A High-Resolution Coral-Based Δ 14 C Record of Surface Water Processes in the Western Mediterranean Sea |
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high-resolution coral-based δ 14 c record of surface water processes in the western mediterranean sea |
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