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Auteurs principaux: Étourneau, Johan, Robinson, Rebecca S, Martinez, Philippe, Schneider, Ralph R
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Publié: PANGAEA 2013
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Accès en ligne:https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833619
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author Étourneau, Johan
Robinson, Rebecca S
Martinez, Philippe
Schneider, Ralph R
author_facet Étourneau, Johan
Robinson, Rebecca S
Martinez, Philippe
Schneider, Ralph R
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents The largest increase in export production in the eastern Pacific of the last 5.3 Myr (million years) occurred between 2.2 and 1.6 Myr, a time of major climatic and oceanographic reorganization in the region. Here, we investigate the causes of this event using reconstructions of export production, nutrient supply and oceanic conditions across the Pliocene-Pleistocene in the eastern equatorial Pacific (EEP) for the last 3.2 Myr. Our results indicate that the export production peak corresponds to a cold interval marked by high nutrient supply relative to consumption, as revealed by the low bulk sedimentary 15N/14N (d15N) and alkenone-derived sea surface temperature (SST) values. This ~0.6 million year long episode of enhanced delivery of nutrients to the surface of the EEP was predominantly initiated through the upwelling of nutrient-enriched water sourced in high latitudes. In addition, this phenomenon was likely promoted by the regional intensification of upwelling in response to the development of intense Walker and Hadley atmospheric circulations. Increased nutrient consumption in the polar oceans and enhanced denitrification in the equatorial regions restrained nutrient supply and availability and terminated the high export production event.
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spellingShingle TOC, TN, d15N isotopes and alkenone concentration in equatorial Pacific sediments
Étourneau, Johan
Robinson, Rebecca S
Martinez, Philippe
Schneider, Ralph R
Ocean Drilling Program; ODP
The largest increase in export production in the eastern Pacific of the last 5.3 Myr (million years) occurred between 2.2 and 1.6 Myr, a time of major climatic and oceanographic reorganization in the region. Here, we investigate the causes of this event using reconstructions of export production, nutrient supply and oceanic conditions across the Pliocene-Pleistocene in the eastern equatorial Pacific (EEP) for the last 3.2 Myr. Our results indicate that the export production peak corresponds to a cold interval marked by high nutrient supply relative to consumption, as revealed by the low bulk sedimentary 15N/14N (d15N) and alkenone-derived sea surface temperature (SST) values. This ~0.6 million year long episode of enhanced delivery of nutrients to the surface of the EEP was predominantly initiated through the upwelling of nutrient-enriched water sourced in high latitudes. In addition, this phenomenon was likely promoted by the regional intensification of upwelling in response to the development of intense Walker and Hadley atmospheric circulations. Increased nutrient consumption in the polar oceans and enhanced denitrification in the equatorial regions restrained nutrient supply and availability and terminated the high export production event.
title TOC, TN, d15N isotopes and alkenone concentration in equatorial Pacific sediments
topic Ocean Drilling Program; ODP
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.833619