(Appendix) Th, U and Pa chemistry of North Atlantic deep-sea sediments
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| author | Guihou, Abel Pichat, Sylvain Govin, Aline Nave, Silvia Osorio Michel, Elisabeth Duplessy, Jean-Claude Telouk, Philippe Labeyrie, Laurent D |
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| contents | The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a key feature of the climate system. However, its role during climate change is still poorly constrained particularly during an Interglacial to Glacial climate transition and the associated global cooling. We present here the first reconstruction of the evolution of the vertical structure of the rate of the AMOC from the Last Interglaciation to the subsequent glaciation (128,000-60,000 years ago) based on sedimentary (231Pa/230Th) records. We show a deep AMOC during the interglacial warmth Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5.5 and a shallower glacial one during glacial MIS 4. The change between these two patterns occurred mostly during the glacial inception, i.e. the transition from MIS 5.5 to MIS 5.4. Our data show that AMOC was enhanced during this latter transition as a consequence of a large increase of the overturning rate of the Intermediate Waters, above 2500 m. We suggest that this AMOC pattern required a reinforced Gulf Stream-North Atlantic Current system that ultimately supported ice-sheet growth by providing heat and moisture to the Northern high latitudes. From MIS 5.4 to MIS 5.1, the AMOC was broadly continuous below 2000 m and supported periods of ice-sheet growth. As a result, a glacial AMOC is triggered at the beginning of MIS 4 due to the extension of ice-sheet and the subsequent reorganization of deep-water formation. This study highlights the role of intermediate waters as a major player during climate change. |
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| spellingShingle | (Appendix) Th, U and Pa chemistry of North Atlantic deep-sea sediments Guihou, Abel Pichat, Sylvain Govin, Aline Nave, Silvia Osorio Michel, Elisabeth Duplessy, Jean-Claude Telouk, Philippe Labeyrie, Laurent D AGE; Azores; CALYPSO; Calypso Corer; DEPTH, sediment/rock; Elevation of event; Event label; IMAGES I; Latitude of event; Le Suroît; Longitude of event; Marion Dufresne (1995); MD101__Campaign; MD952037; MD95-2037; Multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS); North Atlantic Ocean; Opal, biogenic silica; Opal, biogenic silica, standard deviation; PALEOCINAT; PC; Piston corer; Protactinium-231; Protactinium-231, standard deviation; Protactinium-231/Thorium-230 excess, decay-corrected; Protactinium-231/Thorium-230 excess, decay-corrected ratio, standard deviation; SU90-03; SU90-08; Thorium-230; Thorium-230, standard deviation; Thorium-232; Thorium-232, standard deviation; Uranium-238; Uranium-238, standard deviation The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a key feature of the climate system. However, its role during climate change is still poorly constrained particularly during an Interglacial to Glacial climate transition and the associated global cooling. We present here the first reconstruction of the evolution of the vertical structure of the rate of the AMOC from the Last Interglaciation to the subsequent glaciation (128,000-60,000 years ago) based on sedimentary (231Pa/230Th) records. We show a deep AMOC during the interglacial warmth Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5.5 and a shallower glacial one during glacial MIS 4. The change between these two patterns occurred mostly during the glacial inception, i.e. the transition from MIS 5.5 to MIS 5.4. Our data show that AMOC was enhanced during this latter transition as a consequence of a large increase of the overturning rate of the Intermediate Waters, above 2500 m. We suggest that this AMOC pattern required a reinforced Gulf Stream-North Atlantic Current system that ultimately supported ice-sheet growth by providing heat and moisture to the Northern high latitudes. From MIS 5.4 to MIS 5.1, the AMOC was broadly continuous below 2000 m and supported periods of ice-sheet growth. As a result, a glacial AMOC is triggered at the beginning of MIS 4 due to the extension of ice-sheet and the subsequent reorganization of deep-water formation. This study highlights the role of intermediate waters as a major player during climate change. |
| title | (Appendix) Th, U and Pa chemistry of North Atlantic deep-sea sediments |
| topic | AGE; Azores; CALYPSO; Calypso Corer; DEPTH, sediment/rock; Elevation of event; Event label; IMAGES I; Latitude of event; Le Suroît; Longitude of event; Marion Dufresne (1995); MD101__Campaign; MD952037; MD95-2037; Multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS); North Atlantic Ocean; Opal, biogenic silica; Opal, biogenic silica, standard deviation; PALEOCINAT; PC; Piston corer; Protactinium-231; Protactinium-231, standard deviation; Protactinium-231/Thorium-230 excess, decay-corrected; Protactinium-231/Thorium-230 excess, decay-corrected ratio, standard deviation; SU90-03; SU90-08; Thorium-230; Thorium-230, standard deviation; Thorium-232; Thorium-232, standard deviation; Uranium-238; Uranium-238, standard deviation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.816053 |