Evolution of the zonal gradients across the equatorial Pacific during the Miocene–Pleistocene
International audience Combining U k' 37 -and TEX 86 -derived temperatures and oxygen isotopic values of mixed-layer and thermocline species from the IODP site U1338 (East Equatorial Pacific) and ODP Site 806 (West Equatorial Pacific) we assess the evolution of the zonal sea-surface temperature...
Published in: | Journal of Sedimentary Research |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2019
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Online Access: | https://insu.hal.science/insu-02104911 https://insu.hal.science/insu-02104911/document https://insu.hal.science/insu-02104911/file/Beltran%20et%20al-Review-J.Sed.Res.-edit.pdf https://doi.org/10.2110/jsr.2019.15 |
Summary: | International audience Combining U k' 37 -and TEX 86 -derived temperatures and oxygen isotopic values of mixed-layer and thermocline species from the IODP site U1338 (East Equatorial Pacific) and ODP Site 806 (West Equatorial Pacific) we assess the evolution of the zonal sea-surface temperature gradients and thermocline depth across the equatorial Pacific from the late Miocene through the Pleistocene. Data suggest a long-term shoaling of the thermocline along the equator throughout the Miocene-Pliocene that accelerated around 5.3 Ma. We identify a critical transition at about 3.8 Ma from a El-Niño-like-dominated mean state during the late Miocene and early Pliocene to a La-Niña-like-dominated state during the late Pliocene-Pleistocene. This transition coincides with the restriction of the Indonesian seaway and the onset of ice growth in the northern hemisphere and in Antarctica that led to the long-term strengthening of the Walker circulation and affected low-latitude zonal gradient. |
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