Journal of quaternary science / Stalagmite evidence of Last Glacial Maximum to early Holocene climate variability in southwestern Iran
Glacial periods and their terminations are useful for assessing the full scale of natural climate variability in the diverse climate regions of West Asia (i.e. deserts, mountains, alluvial plains, coastal zones). In this study, we report the first stalagmite stable isotope (δ18O and δ13C) records fr...
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ftunivinnsbruck:oai:diglib.uibk.ac.at/:8982137 2023-10-01T03:57:54+02:00 Journal of quaternary science / Stalagmite evidence of Last Glacial Maximum to early Holocene climate variability in southwestern Iran Soleimani, Mojgan Nadimi, Alireza Koltai, Gabriella Dublyansky, Yuri Carolin, Stacy Spötl, Christoph UI:GA:GP 2023 text/html https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3478 https://diglib.uibk.ac.at/doi/10.1002/jqs.3478 https://resolver.obvsg.at/urn:nbn:at:at-ubi:3-35825 eng eng Wiley vignette : https://diglib.uibk.ac.at/titlepage/urn/urn:nbn:at:at-ubi:3-35825/128 vignette : https://diglib.uibk.ac.at/titlepage/doi/10.1002/jqs.3478/128 1099-1417 doi:10.1002/jqs.3478 https://diglib.uibk.ac.at/doi/10.1002/jqs.3478 urn:nbn:at:at-ubi:3-35825 https://resolver.obvsg.at/urn:nbn:at:at-ubi:3-35825 local:99147512552603331 system:AC16919040 cc-by-nc_4 Heinrich Stadial 1 Iran stalagmite Last Glacial Maximum Termination I Text Article 2023 ftunivinnsbruck https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3478 2023-09-05T02:35:07Z Glacial periods and their terminations are useful for assessing the full scale of natural climate variability in the diverse climate regions of West Asia (i.e. deserts, mountains, alluvial plains, coastal zones). In this study, we report the first stalagmite stable isotope (δ18O and δ13C) records from the southern Zagros Mountains in southwest Iran. The records partially span the period from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) to the early Holocene, 24.2–9.6 thousand years before the present. The southwest Iran stalagmite δ18O and δ13C records indicate that climate and environment in the area differed substantially between the LGM and early Holocene. High stalagmite δ13C values are found at the LGM (7‰ greater compared to the early Holocene), and are attributed to sparse vegetation and reduced soil bio-productivity, and possibly a greater degree of prior calcite precipitation in the epikarst, as a result of a cold and dry climate. Stalagmite δ18O values are also high at the LGM (4‰ greater compared to the early Holocene), and are attributed to lower temperatures (larger water–calcite isotope fractionation) and higher δ18O values of the moisture sources (Mediterranean and Red Seas). Through the deglaciation, stalagmite δ18O, δ13C and/or growth features coincide with the North Atlantic Heinrich Stadial 1, the Bølling–Allerød warm period and the Younger Dryas cold event, supporting a relationship between southern Zagros climate and the North Atlantic millennial events. Version of record Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic University of Innsbruck: Digital Library (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol) Journal of Quaternary Science 38 3 308 318 |
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Glacial periods and their terminations are useful for assessing the full scale of natural climate variability in the diverse climate regions of West Asia (i.e. deserts, mountains, alluvial plains, coastal zones). In this study, we report the first stalagmite stable isotope (δ18O and δ13C) records from the southern Zagros Mountains in southwest Iran. The records partially span the period from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) to the early Holocene, 24.2–9.6 thousand years before the present. The southwest Iran stalagmite δ18O and δ13C records indicate that climate and environment in the area differed substantially between the LGM and early Holocene. High stalagmite δ13C values are found at the LGM (7‰ greater compared to the early Holocene), and are attributed to sparse vegetation and reduced soil bio-productivity, and possibly a greater degree of prior calcite precipitation in the epikarst, as a result of a cold and dry climate. Stalagmite δ18O values are also high at the LGM (4‰ greater compared to the early Holocene), and are attributed to lower temperatures (larger water–calcite isotope fractionation) and higher δ18O values of the moisture sources (Mediterranean and Red Seas). Through the deglaciation, stalagmite δ18O, δ13C and/or growth features coincide with the North Atlantic Heinrich Stadial 1, the Bølling–Allerød warm period and the Younger Dryas cold event, supporting a relationship between southern Zagros climate and the North Atlantic millennial events. Version of record |
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Journal of quaternary science / Stalagmite evidence of Last Glacial Maximum to early Holocene climate variability in southwestern Iran |
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Journal of quaternary science / Stalagmite evidence of Last Glacial Maximum to early Holocene climate variability in southwestern Iran |
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Journal of quaternary science / Stalagmite evidence of Last Glacial Maximum to early Holocene climate variability in southwestern Iran |
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