Position of the Polar Front along the western Iberian margin during key cold episodes of the last 45 ka

• Published in: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
• Main Authors: Eynaud, Frédérique, de Abreu, Lúcia, Voelker, Antje, Schönfeld, Joachim, Salgueiro, Emilia, Turon, Jean-Louis, Penaud, Aurélie, Toucanne, Samuel, Naughton, Filipa, Sánchez Goñi, María, Fernanda, Malaizé, Bruno, Cacho, Isabel
• Other Authors: Environnements et Paléoenvironnements OCéaniques (EPOC), Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers (OASU), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2009
• Subjects: [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://insu.hal.science/insu-03524070; https://insu.hal.science/insu-03524070/document; https://insu.hal.science/insu-03524070/file/Geochem%20Geophys%20Geosyst%20-%202009%20-%20Eynaud%20-%20Position%20of%20the%20Polar%20Front%20along%20the%20western%20Iberian%20margin%20during%20key%20cold.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2009GC002398

International audience mirroring past sea surface hydrological conditions. The maps revealed that the Polar Front presence along the Iberian margin was restricted to Heinrich events. The sea surface conditions during the Last Glacial Maximum were close to those at present day, except for the northern sites which briefly experienced subarctic conditions.