A contracting Intertropical Convergence Zone during the Early Heinrich Stadial 1
Despite the fact that the response of tropical hydroclimate to North Atlantic cooling events during the Heinrich Stadial 1 (HS1) has been extensively studied in African, South American and Indonesia, the nature of such responses remains debated. Here we investigate the tropical hydroclimate pattern...
Published in: | Nature Communications |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
2023
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Online Access: | https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96086/104156.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96086/104157.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96086/104158.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96086/104159.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96086/104160.xlsx https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96086/104161.xlsx https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96086/104162.xlsx https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40377-9 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00849/96086/ |
Summary: | Despite the fact that the response of tropical hydroclimate to North Atlantic cooling events during the Heinrich Stadial 1 (HS1) has been extensively studied in African, South American and Indonesia, the nature of such responses remains debated. Here we investigate the tropical hydroclimate pattern over the Indo-Asian-Australian monsoon region during the HS1 by integrating hydroclimatic records, and examining a δ18Oseawater record from Globigerinoides ruber (white) in the tropical Indian Ocean. Our findings indicate that tropical hydrological conditions were synchronously arid in both hemispheres during the early HS1 (~18.3-16.3 ka) in the Indo-Asian-Australian monsoon region, except for a narrow, wet hydrological belt in northern low latitudes, suggesting the existence of a contracted tropical precipitation belt at that time. This study reveals that the meltwater discharge and resulting changes in global temperatures and El Niño exerted a profound influence on the tropical hydroclimate in the Indo-Asian-Australian monsoon region during the early HS1. |
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