Aeolian sedimentation and climate variability during the late quaternary in southeast Queensland, Australia
A 25000 yr record of aeolian sedimentation for coastal southeast Queensland, Australia is presented from Native Companion Lagoon, North Stradbroke Island. Using the easily distinguished geochemistry of the local quartz sands, we reconstruct the first terrestrial record of both local and far traveled...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:182508 2023-05-15T13:50:09+02:00 Aeolian sedimentation and climate variability during the late quaternary in southeast Queensland, Australia McGowan, Hamish A. Petherick, Lynda M. Kamber, Balz S. 2008-08-11 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:182508 eng eng Elsevier doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.05.011 issn:0031-0182 issn:1872-616X orcid:0000-0002-2844-2084 Australia Dust deposition Quaternary Palaeowind Climate variability 1105 Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 1904 Earth-Surface Processes 1910 Oceanography 1911 Palaeontology Journal Article 2008 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.05.011 2020-08-04T14:24:28Z A 25000 yr record of aeolian sedimentation for coastal southeast Queensland, Australia is presented from Native Companion Lagoon, North Stradbroke Island. Using the easily distinguished geochemistry of the local quartz sands, we reconstruct the first terrestrial record of both local and far traveled aeolian sedimentation for the Australian region. The deposition intensity of long traveled dust sourced from mainland sites during the Last Glacial Maximum was found to be comparable to rates archived in Antarctic ice cores, which exhibit a 2 to 20 fold increase over current deposition. A mid to late Holocene arid phase is also identified indicating that climate variability during the Neoglacial had a profound impact on coastal aeolian systems in eastern Australia, as well as mainland dust sources. We attribute this to severe and prolonged drought during the Neoglacial and postulate an enhanced south- westerly airflow as a mechanism for such change. The record reflects the responsive nature of the Australian environment and its aeolian systems to climatic variability on short timescales. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Antarctic Queensland Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 265 3-4 171 181 |
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A 25000 yr record of aeolian sedimentation for coastal southeast Queensland, Australia is presented from Native Companion Lagoon, North Stradbroke Island. Using the easily distinguished geochemistry of the local quartz sands, we reconstruct the first terrestrial record of both local and far traveled aeolian sedimentation for the Australian region. The deposition intensity of long traveled dust sourced from mainland sites during the Last Glacial Maximum was found to be comparable to rates archived in Antarctic ice cores, which exhibit a 2 to 20 fold increase over current deposition. A mid to late Holocene arid phase is also identified indicating that climate variability during the Neoglacial had a profound impact on coastal aeolian systems in eastern Australia, as well as mainland dust sources. We attribute this to severe and prolonged drought during the Neoglacial and postulate an enhanced south- westerly airflow as a mechanism for such change. The record reflects the responsive nature of the Australian environment and its aeolian systems to climatic variability on short timescales. |
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Aeolian sedimentation and climate variability during the late quaternary in southeast Queensland, Australia |
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Aeolian sedimentation and climate variability during the late quaternary in southeast Queensland, Australia |
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Aeolian sedimentation and climate variability during the late quaternary in southeast Queensland, Australia |
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Aeolian sedimentation and climate variability during the late quaternary in southeast Queensland, Australia |
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Aeolian sedimentation and climate variability during the late quaternary in southeast Queensland, Australia |
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aeolian sedimentation and climate variability during the late quaternary in southeast queensland, australia |
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