Long-chain alkenones in the Shimosa Group reveal palaeotemperatures of the Pleistocene interglacial Palaeo-Tokyo Bays

• Published in: Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
• Main Authors: Hiroto Kajita, Tsutomu Nakazawa, Masayuki Utsunomiya, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Miyako Sato, Naomi Harada, Hodaka Kawahata
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2022
• Subjects: Alkenone palaeothermometer; Interglacial periods; Shimosa Group; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Geology; QE1-996.5; Inner Bay; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-022-00499-y; https://doaj.org/article/8cc64caf19864635924ef5ec126acb92

Abstract The Shimosa Group, a Middle- to Late-Pleistocene sedimentary succession, has been the focus of stratigraphic attention because it lies beneath the Tokyo metropolitan area of central Japan. It is also of palaeoclimatic significance because it contains important interglacial marine strata of...