Geochemical records of sediment cores from the Sea of Japan ...

Intervals of organic C- and carbonate-rich laminated sediments occur in the Sea of Japan with roughly the same frequency as temperature changes observed in Greenland ice cores, providing clear evidence of rapid oceanographic change during the past 36 kyr. Planktonic foraminiferal d18O data suggest t...

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Main Authors: Crusius, John, Pedersen, Thomas F, Calvert, Stephen E, Cowie, Greg I, Oba, Tadamichi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 1999
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.856827
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.856827
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Summary:Intervals of organic C- and carbonate-rich laminated sediments occur in the Sea of Japan with roughly the same frequency as temperature changes observed in Greenland ice cores, providing clear evidence of rapid oceanographic change during the past 36 kyr. Planktonic foraminiferal d18O data suggest that only the laminated sediments deposited during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), and perhaps one other interval formed during a period of increased water column stratification. Sedimentary Re and Mo data are consistent with bottom waters that were sulfidic during the LGM and suboxic during other laminated intervals. Results of a numerical model of Corg and Re burial are consistent with a mechanism whereby an increased Corg flux to the seafloor drove oxygen concentrations toward depletion during times of deposition of the suboxic laminated intervals. Such a process could have resulted from increased upwelling driven either by increased deep water formation due to colder and/or more saline surface waters or by ... : Supplement to: Crusius, John; Pedersen, Thomas F; Calvert, Stephen E; Cowie, Greg I; Oba, Tadamichi (1999): A 36 kyr geochemical record from the Sea of Japan of organic matter flux variations and changes in intermediate water oxygen concentrations. Paleoceanography, 14(2), 248-259 ...