Lead isotopes in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific record Quaternary migration of the South Westerlies
The influence of atmospheric dust on climate and biogeochemical cycles in the oceans is well understood but poorly quantified. Glacial atmospheric dust loads were generally greater than those during the Holocene, as shown, for example, by the covariation of dust fluxes in the Equatorial Pacific and...
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ftpubman:oai:pure.mpg.de:item_2084339 2024-09-15T17:43:58+00:00 Lead isotopes in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific record Quaternary migration of the South Westerlies Pichat, S. Abouchami, W. Galer, S. 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0024-B395-4 unknown info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.11.035 http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0024-B395-4 Earth and Planetary Science Letters info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2014 ftpubman https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.11.035 2024-07-31T09:31:28Z The influence of atmospheric dust on climate and biogeochemical cycles in the oceans is well understood but poorly quantified. Glacial atmospheric dust loads were generally greater than those during the Holocene, as shown, for example, by the covariation of dust fluxes in the Equatorial Pacific and Antarctic ice cores. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether these increases in dust flux were associated with changes in sources of dust, which would in turn suggest variations in wind patterns, climate or paleoenvironment. Such questions can be answered using radiogenic isotope tracers of dust provenance. Here, we present a 160-kyr high-precision lead isotope time-series of dust input to the Eastern Equatorial Pacific (EEP) from core ODP Leg 138, Site 849 (0 degrees 11.59' N, 110 degrees 31.18' W). The Pb isotope record, combined with Nd isotope data, rules out contributions from Northern Hemisphere dust sources, north of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, such as Asia or North Africa/Sahara; similarly, eolian sources in Australia, Central America, the Northern Andes and Patagonia appear insignificant based upon the radiogenic isotope data. Fluctuations in Pb isotope ratios throughout the last 160 kyr show, instead, that South America remained the prevailing source of dusts to the EEP. There are two distinct South American Pb isotope end-members, constrained to be located in the south Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ, 22 degrees S - 27.5 degrees S) and the South Volcanic Zone (SVZ, 33 degrees S - 430 degrees S), with the former most likely originating in the Atacama Desert. Dust availability in the SVZ appears to be related to the weathering of volcanic deposits and the development of ash-derived Andosols, and influenced by local factors that might include vegetation cover. Variations in the dust fluxes from the two sources are in phase with both the dust flux and temperature records from Antarctican ice cores. We show that the forcing of dust provenance over time in the EEP overall is influenced by ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Max Planck Society: MPG.PuRe Earth and Planetary Science Letters 388 293 305 |
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The influence of atmospheric dust on climate and biogeochemical cycles in the oceans is well understood but poorly quantified. Glacial atmospheric dust loads were generally greater than those during the Holocene, as shown, for example, by the covariation of dust fluxes in the Equatorial Pacific and Antarctic ice cores. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether these increases in dust flux were associated with changes in sources of dust, which would in turn suggest variations in wind patterns, climate or paleoenvironment. Such questions can be answered using radiogenic isotope tracers of dust provenance. Here, we present a 160-kyr high-precision lead isotope time-series of dust input to the Eastern Equatorial Pacific (EEP) from core ODP Leg 138, Site 849 (0 degrees 11.59' N, 110 degrees 31.18' W). The Pb isotope record, combined with Nd isotope data, rules out contributions from Northern Hemisphere dust sources, north of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, such as Asia or North Africa/Sahara; similarly, eolian sources in Australia, Central America, the Northern Andes and Patagonia appear insignificant based upon the radiogenic isotope data. Fluctuations in Pb isotope ratios throughout the last 160 kyr show, instead, that South America remained the prevailing source of dusts to the EEP. There are two distinct South American Pb isotope end-members, constrained to be located in the south Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ, 22 degrees S - 27.5 degrees S) and the South Volcanic Zone (SVZ, 33 degrees S - 430 degrees S), with the former most likely originating in the Atacama Desert. Dust availability in the SVZ appears to be related to the weathering of volcanic deposits and the development of ash-derived Andosols, and influenced by local factors that might include vegetation cover. Variations in the dust fluxes from the two sources are in phase with both the dust flux and temperature records from Antarctican ice cores. We show that the forcing of dust provenance over time in the EEP overall is influenced by ... |
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Lead isotopes in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific record Quaternary migration of the South Westerlies |
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Lead isotopes in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific record Quaternary migration of the South Westerlies |
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