Ocean surface and bottom water conditions, iceberg drift and sediment transport on the North Iceland margin during MIS 3 and MIS 2
Radiocarbon dates and marine tephra suggest that the upper 10 m of core MD99-2274 off North Iceland extends from ∼0 to ∼65 ka BP. A multi-proxy sediment and biomarker study at a ∼0.5 ky resolution is used to derive a paleoclimate scenario for this area of the southwestern Nordic Seas, which during t...
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ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:77652 2023-05-15T16:28:41+02:00 Ocean surface and bottom water conditions, iceberg drift and sediment transport on the North Iceland margin during MIS 3 and MIS 2 Andrews, J.t. Smik, L. Belt, S.t. Sicre, M.-a. Mccave, I.n. 2021-01 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00664/77652/95959.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106722 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00664/77652/ eng eng Elsevier BV https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00664/77652/95959.pdf doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106722 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00664/77652/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use Quaternary Science Reviews (0277-3791) (Elsevier BV), 2021-01 , Vol. 252 , P. 106722 (15p.) Iceland Plateau MIS 2 and 3 Sea ice biomarkers IP25 Alkenones Sortable silt Sediment provenance text Publication info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106722 2022-09-13T22:50:26Z Radiocarbon dates and marine tephra suggest that the upper 10 m of core MD99-2274 off North Iceland extends from ∼0 to ∼65 ka BP. A multi-proxy sediment and biomarker study at a ∼0.5 ky resolution is used to derive a paleoclimate scenario for this area of the southwestern Nordic Seas, which during the Holocene had intermittent excursions of icebergs and a seasonal cover of drifting sea ice across the site. The sortable silt mean size (S̅S̅) suggests a bottom current (1000 m depth) flow speed maximum to minimum range of ∼8 cm/s during Marine Isotope Stages 2–3, but the data are unreliable for the Holocene. Slow-down in flow speeds may be associated with massive ice and water discharges linked to the Hudson Strait ice stream (H-events) and to melt of icebergs from Greenland in the Nordic seas where convection would have been suppressed. Five pulses of sediment with a distinct felsic component are associated with iceberg transport from E/NE Greenland. Sea ice, open water and sea surface temperature (SST) biomarker proxies (i.e. IP25, HBI III, brassicasterol and alkenones) all point towards near-perennial sea ice cover during MIS 3 and 2, rather than seasonal sea ice or open water conditions. Indeed, our biomarker and sediment data require that the seas north of Iceland experienced a nearly continuous cover of sea ice, together with icebergs calved from ice stream termini, which drifted southward. The cross-correlation of the quartz % records between MD99-2274 and the well-dated core PS2644 in Blosseville Basin indicates significant coherence in the records at a multi-millennial (∼8 ky) timescale. A transition to open ocean conditions is evident from the early Holocene onwards, albeit with the occurrence of some drift ice and icebergs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Greenland Sea Hudson Strait Iceland Nordic Seas Sea ice Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Greenland Hudson Hudson Strait ENVELOPE(-70.000,-70.000,62.000,62.000) Iceland Plateau ENVELOPE(-12.000,-12.000,69.500,69.500) Quaternary Science Reviews 252 106722 |
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Iceland Plateau MIS 2 and 3 Sea ice biomarkers IP25 Alkenones Sortable silt Sediment provenance Andrews, J.t. Smik, L. Belt, S.t. Sicre, M.-a. Mccave, I.n. Ocean surface and bottom water conditions, iceberg drift and sediment transport on the North Iceland margin during MIS 3 and MIS 2 |
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Iceland Plateau MIS 2 and 3 Sea ice biomarkers IP25 Alkenones Sortable silt Sediment provenance |
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Radiocarbon dates and marine tephra suggest that the upper 10 m of core MD99-2274 off North Iceland extends from ∼0 to ∼65 ka BP. A multi-proxy sediment and biomarker study at a ∼0.5 ky resolution is used to derive a paleoclimate scenario for this area of the southwestern Nordic Seas, which during the Holocene had intermittent excursions of icebergs and a seasonal cover of drifting sea ice across the site. The sortable silt mean size (S̅S̅) suggests a bottom current (1000 m depth) flow speed maximum to minimum range of ∼8 cm/s during Marine Isotope Stages 2–3, but the data are unreliable for the Holocene. Slow-down in flow speeds may be associated with massive ice and water discharges linked to the Hudson Strait ice stream (H-events) and to melt of icebergs from Greenland in the Nordic seas where convection would have been suppressed. Five pulses of sediment with a distinct felsic component are associated with iceberg transport from E/NE Greenland. Sea ice, open water and sea surface temperature (SST) biomarker proxies (i.e. IP25, HBI III, brassicasterol and alkenones) all point towards near-perennial sea ice cover during MIS 3 and 2, rather than seasonal sea ice or open water conditions. Indeed, our biomarker and sediment data require that the seas north of Iceland experienced a nearly continuous cover of sea ice, together with icebergs calved from ice stream termini, which drifted southward. The cross-correlation of the quartz % records between MD99-2274 and the well-dated core PS2644 in Blosseville Basin indicates significant coherence in the records at a multi-millennial (∼8 ky) timescale. A transition to open ocean conditions is evident from the early Holocene onwards, albeit with the occurrence of some drift ice and icebergs. |
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Andrews, J.t. Smik, L. Belt, S.t. Sicre, M.-a. Mccave, I.n. |
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Andrews, J.t. Smik, L. Belt, S.t. Sicre, M.-a. Mccave, I.n. |
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Ocean surface and bottom water conditions, iceberg drift and sediment transport on the North Iceland margin during MIS 3 and MIS 2 |
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Ocean surface and bottom water conditions, iceberg drift and sediment transport on the North Iceland margin during MIS 3 and MIS 2 |
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Ocean surface and bottom water conditions, iceberg drift and sediment transport on the North Iceland margin during MIS 3 and MIS 2 |
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Ocean surface and bottom water conditions, iceberg drift and sediment transport on the North Iceland margin during MIS 3 and MIS 2 |
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Ocean surface and bottom water conditions, iceberg drift and sediment transport on the North Iceland margin during MIS 3 and MIS 2 |
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ocean surface and bottom water conditions, iceberg drift and sediment transport on the north iceland margin during mis 3 and mis 2 |
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https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00664/77652/95959.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106722 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00664/77652/ |
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ENVELOPE(-70.000,-70.000,62.000,62.000) ENVELOPE(-12.000,-12.000,69.500,69.500) |
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Greenland Hudson Hudson Strait Iceland Plateau |
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Greenland Hudson Hudson Strait Iceland Plateau |
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