Millennial-scale Variability in the Indian Monsoon and Links to Ocean Circulation
Millennial-scale variability in the Indian monsoon was temporally linked to changes in global ocean circulation during the last glacial period, as evidenced by planktic-benthic foraminiferal stable isotope and trace element results from an intermediate depth sediment core from the northwestern Bay o...
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ftproquest:oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:1591709 2023-05-15T13:54:51+02:00 Millennial-scale Variability in the Indian Monsoon and Links to Ocean Circulation DeLong, Kimberly 2015-01-01 00:00:01.0 http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1591709 ENG eng University of New Hampshire http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1591709 Marine Geology|Paleoclimate Science|South Asian Studies thesis 2015 ftproquest 2021-03-13T17:36:49Z Millennial-scale variability in the Indian monsoon was temporally linked to changes in global ocean circulation during the last glacial period, as evidenced by planktic-benthic foraminiferal stable isotope and trace element results from an intermediate depth sediment core from the northwestern Bay of Bengal (Core NGHP-01-19B; 18°58'N, 85°39'E; 1,422 m). Paired planktic foraminiferal Mg/Ca and δ18Oc of G. ruber constrain sea surface temperatures and isolate millennial-scale variations in the δ18O of surface waters (δ 18Osw) which resulted from changes in river runoff in the northwestern Bay. Concurrently with low δ18Osw events, benthic foraminiferal δ13C of Cibicidoides spp. decreased, suggesting an increased influence of an aged water mass at this intermediate depth site during the low salinity events. Benthic foraminiferal Cd/Ca of H. elegans supports the identification of this water mass as aged Glacial Antarctic Intermediate Water (GAAIW). Lagged correlation analysis (r= 0.41) indicates that changes in subsurface properties led changes in surface properties by an average of 380 years. The implication is that Southern Hemisphere climate exerted a controlling influence on the Indian monsoon during the last glacial period. Thesis Antarc* Antarctic PQDT Open: Open Access Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest) Antarctic Indian |
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Millennial-scale variability in the Indian monsoon was temporally linked to changes in global ocean circulation during the last glacial period, as evidenced by planktic-benthic foraminiferal stable isotope and trace element results from an intermediate depth sediment core from the northwestern Bay of Bengal (Core NGHP-01-19B; 18°58'N, 85°39'E; 1,422 m). Paired planktic foraminiferal Mg/Ca and δ18Oc of G. ruber constrain sea surface temperatures and isolate millennial-scale variations in the δ18O of surface waters (δ 18Osw) which resulted from changes in river runoff in the northwestern Bay. Concurrently with low δ18Osw events, benthic foraminiferal δ13C of Cibicidoides spp. decreased, suggesting an increased influence of an aged water mass at this intermediate depth site during the low salinity events. Benthic foraminiferal Cd/Ca of H. elegans supports the identification of this water mass as aged Glacial Antarctic Intermediate Water (GAAIW). Lagged correlation analysis (r= 0.41) indicates that changes in subsurface properties led changes in surface properties by an average of 380 years. The implication is that Southern Hemisphere climate exerted a controlling influence on the Indian monsoon during the last glacial period. |
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Millennial-scale Variability in the Indian Monsoon and Links to Ocean Circulation |
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Millennial-scale Variability in the Indian Monsoon and Links to Ocean Circulation |
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