Abrupt climate change at the MIS 5/4 transition recorded in a speleothem from the Eastern Mediterranean
The marine isotope stage (MIS) 5a to 4 transition ( 74 ka) was associated with rapid ice sheet expansion, declining moisture availability globally, and significant upheaval of terrestrial ecosystems across the northern hemisphere. Here, we present precisely dated speleothem trace element records spa...
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ftmetuniankaraav:4b69d78f-babe-43ee-a602-5df06fed3f1a 2024-09-15T18:12:26+00:00 Abrupt climate change at the MIS 5/4 transition recorded in a speleothem from the Eastern Mediterranean Paine, Alice R. Unal-Imer, Ezgi Wadsworth, Fabian B. Baldini, James U. L. Brown, Richard J. Humphreys, Madeleine C. S. Ottley, Christopher J. Mueller, Wolfgang Iveson, Alexander A. 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108841 https://avesis.metu.edu.tr/publication/details/4b69d78f-babe-43ee-a602-5df06fed3f1a/oai eng eng 4b69d78f-babe-43ee-a602-5df06fed3f1a doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108841 https://avesis.metu.edu.tr/publication/details/4b69d78f-babe-43ee-a602-5df06fed3f1a/oai info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2024 ftmetuniankaraav https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108841 2024-09-04T23:34:55Z The marine isotope stage (MIS) 5a to 4 transition ( 74 ka) was associated with rapid ice sheet expansion, declining moisture availability globally, and significant upheaval of terrestrial ecosystems across the northern hemisphere. Here, we present precisely dated speleothem trace element records spanning 90 to 70 ka from Dim Cave (Southern T & uuml;rkiye) which provide crucial information regarding the climate response to this transition from the Eastern Mediterranean region. Trace element variability recorded in stalagmite DIM-E3 captures shifts in detrital influx, bedrock dissolution, and soil activity that collectively record two climatic signals: (1) high regional moisture availability between MIS 5c and 5b, and (2) increasingly arid conditions across the MIS 5a to MIS 4 transition. Both are contemporaneous with evidence for severe drying recorded across the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, as well as Asia, Europe, South America, and the North Atlantic. These results shed new light on the environmental consequences of rapid change in a climatologically sensitive region, and underscore the significance of atmospheric teleconnections in propagation of abrupt climate variability during the last glacial period. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet North Atlantic Middle East Technical University Research Information System (METU) Quaternary Science Reviews 339 108841 |
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The marine isotope stage (MIS) 5a to 4 transition ( 74 ka) was associated with rapid ice sheet expansion, declining moisture availability globally, and significant upheaval of terrestrial ecosystems across the northern hemisphere. Here, we present precisely dated speleothem trace element records spanning 90 to 70 ka from Dim Cave (Southern T & uuml;rkiye) which provide crucial information regarding the climate response to this transition from the Eastern Mediterranean region. Trace element variability recorded in stalagmite DIM-E3 captures shifts in detrital influx, bedrock dissolution, and soil activity that collectively record two climatic signals: (1) high regional moisture availability between MIS 5c and 5b, and (2) increasingly arid conditions across the MIS 5a to MIS 4 transition. Both are contemporaneous with evidence for severe drying recorded across the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, as well as Asia, Europe, South America, and the North Atlantic. These results shed new light on the environmental consequences of rapid change in a climatologically sensitive region, and underscore the significance of atmospheric teleconnections in propagation of abrupt climate variability during the last glacial period. |
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Paine, Alice R. Unal-Imer, Ezgi Wadsworth, Fabian B. Baldini, James U. L. Brown, Richard J. Humphreys, Madeleine C. S. Ottley, Christopher J. Mueller, Wolfgang Iveson, Alexander A. |
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Paine, Alice R. Unal-Imer, Ezgi Wadsworth, Fabian B. Baldini, James U. L. Brown, Richard J. Humphreys, Madeleine C. S. Ottley, Christopher J. Mueller, Wolfgang Iveson, Alexander A. Abrupt climate change at the MIS 5/4 transition recorded in a speleothem from the Eastern Mediterranean |
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Paine, Alice R. Unal-Imer, Ezgi Wadsworth, Fabian B. Baldini, James U. L. Brown, Richard J. Humphreys, Madeleine C. S. Ottley, Christopher J. Mueller, Wolfgang Iveson, Alexander A. |
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Abrupt climate change at the MIS 5/4 transition recorded in a speleothem from the Eastern Mediterranean |
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Abrupt climate change at the MIS 5/4 transition recorded in a speleothem from the Eastern Mediterranean |
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Abrupt climate change at the MIS 5/4 transition recorded in a speleothem from the Eastern Mediterranean |
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Abrupt climate change at the MIS 5/4 transition recorded in a speleothem from the Eastern Mediterranean |
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Abrupt climate change at the MIS 5/4 transition recorded in a speleothem from the Eastern Mediterranean |
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abrupt climate change at the mis 5/4 transition recorded in a speleothem from the eastern mediterranean |
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