Limited exchange between the deep Pacific and Atlantic oceans during the warm mid-Pliocene and Marine Isotope Stage M2 “glaciation”
The Piacenzian stage (3.6–2.6 Ma) of the Pliocene is the most recent period where Earth experienced sustained intervals of global warmth analogous to predicted near-future climates. Despite considerable efforts to characterize and understand the climate dynamics of the Piacenzian, the deep ocean and...
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ftunivbergen:oai:bora.uib.no:11250/3112144 2024-02-11T10:06:08+01:00 Limited exchange between the deep Pacific and Atlantic oceans during the warm mid-Pliocene and Marine Isotope Stage M2 “glaciation” Braaten, Anna Hauge Jakob, Kim A. Ho, Sze Ling Friedrich, Oliver Galaasen, Eirik Vinje De Schepper, Stijn Wilson, Paul Meckler, Anna Nele 2023 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3112144 https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-2109-2023 eng eng Copernicus Publications ERC-European Research Council: 638467 Bergens forskningsstiftelse: BFS2015REK01 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: JA2803/2–1 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: FR2544/6 urn:issn:1814-9324 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3112144 https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-2109-2023 cristin:2190909 Climate of the Past. 2023, 19 (11), 2109–2125. Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no Copyright 2023 The Author(s) Climate of the Past 2109–2125 19 11 VDP::Marin geologi: 466 VDP::Marine geology: 466 Journal article Peer reviewed 2023 ftunivbergen https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-2109-2023 2024-01-25T00:08:37Z The Piacenzian stage (3.6–2.6 Ma) of the Pliocene is the most recent period where Earth experienced sustained intervals of global warmth analogous to predicted near-future climates. Despite considerable efforts to characterize and understand the climate dynamics of the Piacenzian, the deep ocean and its response to this warming remain poorly understood. Here we present new mid-Piacenzian Mg/Ca and Δ47 (“clumped isotope”) temperatures from the deep Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. These records cover the transition from Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) M2 – considered the most pronounced “glacial” stage of the Pliocene prior to the intensification of Northern Hemisphere glaciation – to the warm KM5 interglacial. We find that a large (> 4 ∘C) temperature gradient existed between these two basins throughout that interval, with the deep North Atlantic considerably warmer and likely saltier than at present. We interpret our results to indicate that the deep Pacific and North Atlantic oceans were bathed by water masses with very different physical properties during the mid-Piacenzian, and that only a limited deep oceanic exchange occurred between the two basins. Our results point to a fundamentally different mode of ocean circulation or mixing compared to the present, where heat and salt are distributed from the North Atlantic into the Pacific. The amplitude of cooling observed at both sites during MIS M2 suggests that changes in benthic δ18O associated with this cold stage were mostly driven by temperature change in the deep ocean rather than by ice volume. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic University of Bergen: Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA-UiB) Pacific Climate of the Past 19 11 2109 2125 |
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The Piacenzian stage (3.6–2.6 Ma) of the Pliocene is the most recent period where Earth experienced sustained intervals of global warmth analogous to predicted near-future climates. Despite considerable efforts to characterize and understand the climate dynamics of the Piacenzian, the deep ocean and its response to this warming remain poorly understood. Here we present new mid-Piacenzian Mg/Ca and Δ47 (“clumped isotope”) temperatures from the deep Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. These records cover the transition from Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) M2 – considered the most pronounced “glacial” stage of the Pliocene prior to the intensification of Northern Hemisphere glaciation – to the warm KM5 interglacial. We find that a large (> 4 ∘C) temperature gradient existed between these two basins throughout that interval, with the deep North Atlantic considerably warmer and likely saltier than at present. We interpret our results to indicate that the deep Pacific and North Atlantic oceans were bathed by water masses with very different physical properties during the mid-Piacenzian, and that only a limited deep oceanic exchange occurred between the two basins. Our results point to a fundamentally different mode of ocean circulation or mixing compared to the present, where heat and salt are distributed from the North Atlantic into the Pacific. The amplitude of cooling observed at both sites during MIS M2 suggests that changes in benthic δ18O associated with this cold stage were mostly driven by temperature change in the deep ocean rather than by ice volume. publishedVersion |
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Braaten, Anna Hauge Jakob, Kim A. Ho, Sze Ling Friedrich, Oliver Galaasen, Eirik Vinje De Schepper, Stijn Wilson, Paul Meckler, Anna Nele |
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Limited exchange between the deep Pacific and Atlantic oceans during the warm mid-Pliocene and Marine Isotope Stage M2 “glaciation” |
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Limited exchange between the deep Pacific and Atlantic oceans during the warm mid-Pliocene and Marine Isotope Stage M2 “glaciation” |
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Limited exchange between the deep Pacific and Atlantic oceans during the warm mid-Pliocene and Marine Isotope Stage M2 “glaciation” |
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Limited exchange between the deep Pacific and Atlantic oceans during the warm mid-Pliocene and Marine Isotope Stage M2 “glaciation” |
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Limited exchange between the deep Pacific and Atlantic oceans during the warm mid-Pliocene and Marine Isotope Stage M2 “glaciation” |
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limited exchange between the deep pacific and atlantic oceans during the warm mid-pliocene and marine isotope stage m2 “glaciation” |
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ERC-European Research Council: 638467 Bergens forskningsstiftelse: BFS2015REK01 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: JA2803/2–1 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: FR2544/6 urn:issn:1814-9324 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3112144 https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-2109-2023 cristin:2190909 Climate of the Past. 2023, 19 (11), 2109–2125. |
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