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PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
卷 260, 期 1-2, 页码 284-298出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.08.013
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Antarctic Cold Reversal; Younger Dryas; ocean change; SW Pacific
The giant piston core, MD97-2121 (2314-m water depth), collected north of the Subtropical Front, New Zealand, provides a well-dated, stable isotopic record of subtropical and sub-Antarctic influences on the surface and deep ocean over the last deglaciation, especially during the Antarctic Cold Reversal (ACR; similar to 14.1-12.4 ka) and Younger Dryas (YD; 13.0-11.5 ka). After the Last Glacial Maximum, benthic foraminiferal delta O-18(b) changed in phase with Antarctica - the ACR being represented by a pause in the delta O-18(b) deglacial trend. In contrast, surface waters, as represented by the stable isotopes of 3 planktic foraminifers from 3 different depth zones, and alkenone-based sea surface temperatures, showed no immediate response to the ACR. It was not until the Reversal was at its coldest, starting similar to 13.5 ka that the surface ocean responded. It became less warm, its fertility reduced sharply, and its surface structure changed as shown by the merger of the delta O-18(pl) planktic profiles. Onshore, these changes were accompanied by an expansion of cool climate vegetation, an advancement of alpine glaciers and a likely pause in the post-glacial transgression. These onshore and offshore changes, which continued well into YD time, probably resulted from modification of polar conditions by subtropical influences. The ACR caused cooler temperatures, weakened seasonality and stronger winds. However, its onset and impact were ameliorated by a strengthened inflow of subtropical water, although ACR-driven atmospheric conditions prevailed. By comparison, south of the Subtropical Front, where subtropical influences are weak and water masses have direct links with Antarctica, the surface waters cooled in phase with the ACR. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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