Deep-water circulation intensity and stratification in the South China Sea since the last glaciation
Deep-water circulation in the South China Sea is closely linked to deep hydrography of the North Pacific via water exchange at the Luzon Strait. In this study, temporal changes of the paleocurrent intensity in the South China Sea are established using the detrital sortable silt proxy to reconstruct...
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ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:93189 2024-03-24T09:05:27+00:00 Deep-water circulation intensity and stratification in the South China Sea since the last glaciation Zhao, Yulong Wang, Yuwei Liu, Zhifei Li, Xiajing Yang, Wenguang 2023-03 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00820/93189/99788.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2023.107004 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00820/93189/ eng eng Elsevier BV https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00820/93189/99788.pdf doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2023.107004 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00820/93189/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use Marine Geology (0025-3227) (Elsevier BV), 2023-03 , Vol. 457 , P. 107004 (11p.) Paleocurrent intensity Sortable silt Deep circulation Stratification Glacial North Pacific Intermediate Water South China Sea text Article info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2023 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2023.107004 2024-02-27T08:55:35Z Deep-water circulation in the South China Sea is closely linked to deep hydrography of the North Pacific via water exchange at the Luzon Strait. In this study, temporal changes of the paleocurrent intensity in the South China Sea are established using the detrital sortable silt proxy to reconstruct the evolution of deep hydrography of the subarctic Pacific since the last deglaciation. The results show that deep (>1500 m) currents in the South China Sea were relatively vigorous during the last glacial period, and relatively weak during the Holocene. A gradual decrease of current speed during the last deglaciation was observed at both ~1650 m and ~ 2000 m water depths. Furthermore, the current-intensity decline started earlier in relatively shallow portion (~1650 m) than in deep portion (~2000 m). This disparity is interpreted to be associated with the gradual deepening of the glacial North Pacific Intermediate Water, which reduced the pressure gradients between the Pacific and the South China Sea at the depth levels it affected. Such processes also greatly altered the stratification in the South China Sea: a strong stratification existed prior to the Heinrich Stadial 1, but it vanished owing to the enhanced vertical mixing brought by downward penetration of the glacial North Pacific Intermediate Water. Our study provides new insights into the evolution of deep hydrography in the subarctic Pacific, and the processes how such changes affect the subtropical Pacific under glacial boundary condition. Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Pacific Marine Geology 457 107004 |
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Deep-water circulation in the South China Sea is closely linked to deep hydrography of the North Pacific via water exchange at the Luzon Strait. In this study, temporal changes of the paleocurrent intensity in the South China Sea are established using the detrital sortable silt proxy to reconstruct the evolution of deep hydrography of the subarctic Pacific since the last deglaciation. The results show that deep (>1500 m) currents in the South China Sea were relatively vigorous during the last glacial period, and relatively weak during the Holocene. A gradual decrease of current speed during the last deglaciation was observed at both ~1650 m and ~ 2000 m water depths. Furthermore, the current-intensity decline started earlier in relatively shallow portion (~1650 m) than in deep portion (~2000 m). This disparity is interpreted to be associated with the gradual deepening of the glacial North Pacific Intermediate Water, which reduced the pressure gradients between the Pacific and the South China Sea at the depth levels it affected. Such processes also greatly altered the stratification in the South China Sea: a strong stratification existed prior to the Heinrich Stadial 1, but it vanished owing to the enhanced vertical mixing brought by downward penetration of the glacial North Pacific Intermediate Water. Our study provides new insights into the evolution of deep hydrography in the subarctic Pacific, and the processes how such changes affect the subtropical Pacific under glacial boundary condition. |
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Zhao, Yulong Wang, Yuwei Liu, Zhifei Li, Xiajing Yang, Wenguang |
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Deep-water circulation intensity and stratification in the South China Sea since the last glaciation |
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Deep-water circulation intensity and stratification in the South China Sea since the last glaciation |
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Deep-water circulation intensity and stratification in the South China Sea since the last glaciation |
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Deep-water circulation intensity and stratification in the South China Sea since the last glaciation |
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Deep-water circulation intensity and stratification in the South China Sea since the last glaciation |
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deep-water circulation intensity and stratification in the south china sea since the last glaciation |
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Marine Geology (0025-3227) (Elsevier BV), 2023-03 , Vol. 457 , P. 107004 (11p.) |
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