Paleohydrology reconstruction and Holocene climate variability in the South Adriatic Sea
Holocene paleohydrology reconstruction is derived combining planktonic and benthic stable oxygen and carbon isotopes, sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and oxygen isotope composition of seawater (delta O-18(w)) from a high sedimentation core collected in the South Adriatic Sea (SAS). Core chronology i...
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ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:29204 2023-05-15T17:36:46+02:00 Paleohydrology reconstruction and Holocene climate variability in the South Adriatic Sea Siani, G. Magny, M. Paterne, M. Debret, M. Fontugne, M. 2013 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00181/29204/27583.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-499-2013 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00181/29204/ eng eng Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00181/29204/27583.pdf doi:10.5194/cp-9-499-2013 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00181/29204/ Author(s) 2013. CC Attribution 3.0 License. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use CC-BY Climate Of The Past (1814-9324) (Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh), 2013 , Vol. 9 , N. 1 , P. 499-515 text Publication info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2013 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-499-2013 2021-09-23T20:24:10Z Holocene paleohydrology reconstruction is derived combining planktonic and benthic stable oxygen and carbon isotopes, sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and oxygen isotope composition of seawater (delta O-18(w)) from a high sedimentation core collected in the South Adriatic Sea (SAS). Core chronology is based on 10 AMS C-14 measures on planktonic foraminifera and tephra layers. Results reveal two contrasted paleohydrological periods that reflect (i) a marked lowering of delta O-18(w)/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 delta O-18(w)/salinity lowering delineate the sapropel S1 interruption and the post-sapropel phase between 7.3 to 6.3 ka. After 6 ka, centennial-scale delta O-18(w) and G. bulloides delta C-13 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 hydro-logical 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 similar to 1670-yr periodicity after 6 ka, reflecting a plausible connection with the North Atlantic climate system. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Planktonic foraminifera Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Climate of the Past 9 1 499 515 |
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Holocene paleohydrology reconstruction is derived combining planktonic and benthic stable oxygen and carbon isotopes, sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and oxygen isotope composition of seawater (delta O-18(w)) from a high sedimentation core collected in the South Adriatic Sea (SAS). Core chronology is based on 10 AMS C-14 measures on planktonic foraminifera and tephra layers. Results reveal two contrasted paleohydrological periods that reflect (i) a marked lowering of delta O-18(w)/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 delta O-18(w)/salinity lowering delineate the sapropel S1 interruption and the post-sapropel phase between 7.3 to 6.3 ka. After 6 ka, centennial-scale delta O-18(w) and G. bulloides delta C-13 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 hydro-logical 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 similar to 1670-yr periodicity after 6 ka, reflecting a plausible connection with the North Atlantic climate system. |
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Paleohydrology reconstruction and Holocene climate variability in the South Adriatic Sea |
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Paleohydrology reconstruction and Holocene climate variability in the South Adriatic Sea |
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Paleohydrology reconstruction and Holocene climate variability in the South Adriatic Sea |
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Paleohydrology reconstruction and Holocene climate variability in the South Adriatic Sea |
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