Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hoogakker, Babette A A, McCave, I Nicholas, Elderfield, Henry, Hillaire-Marcel, Claude, Simstich, Johannes
Format: Dataset Open Access
Language:en
Published: PANGAEA 2015
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.856561
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1867167674282278912
author Hoogakker, Babette A A
McCave, I Nicholas
Elderfield, Henry
Hillaire-Marcel, Claude
Simstich, Johannes
author_facet Hoogakker, Babette A A
McCave, I Nicholas
Elderfield, Henry
Hillaire-Marcel, Claude
Simstich, Johannes
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Formation of Labrador Sea Water proper commenced about 7000 years ago during the Holocene interglacial. To test whether fresher surface water conditions may have inhibited Labrador Sea Water convection during the early Holocene we measured planktonic foraminiferal (Globigerina bulloides) oxygen isotopes (d18O) and Mg/Ca ratios at Orphan Knoll (cores HU91-045-093 and MD95-2024, 3488 m) in the Labrador Sea to reconstruct shallow subsurface summer conditions (temperature and seawater d18O). Lighter foraminiferal d18O values are recorded during the early Holocene between 11000 and 7000 years ago. Part of these lighter foraminiferal d18O values can be explained by increased calcification temperatures. Reconstructed seawater d18O values were, however, still on average 0.5 per mil lighter compared with those of recent times, confirming that fresher surface waters in the Labrador Sea were probably a limiting factor in Labrador Sea Water formation during the early Holocene.
format Dataset Open Access
id pangaea_https___doi_org_10_1594_PANGAEA_856561
institution PANGAEA
language en
publishDate 2015
publisher PANGAEA
record_format pangaea
spellingShingle Holocene Labrador Sea planktonic foraminiferal oxygen isotopes and trace element data, and ice rafted debris percentage
Hoogakker, Babette A A
McCave, I Nicholas
Elderfield, Henry
Hillaire-Marcel, Claude
Simstich, Johannes

Formation of Labrador Sea Water proper commenced about 7000 years ago during the Holocene interglacial. To test whether fresher surface water conditions may have inhibited Labrador Sea Water convection during the early Holocene we measured planktonic foraminiferal (Globigerina bulloides) oxygen isotopes (d18O) and Mg/Ca ratios at Orphan Knoll (cores HU91-045-093 and MD95-2024, 3488 m) in the Labrador Sea to reconstruct shallow subsurface summer conditions (temperature and seawater d18O). Lighter foraminiferal d18O values are recorded during the early Holocene between 11000 and 7000 years ago. Part of these lighter foraminiferal d18O values can be explained by increased calcification temperatures. Reconstructed seawater d18O values were, however, still on average 0.5 per mil lighter compared with those of recent times, confirming that fresher surface waters in the Labrador Sea were probably a limiting factor in Labrador Sea Water formation during the early Holocene.
title Holocene Labrador Sea planktonic foraminiferal oxygen isotopes and trace element data, and ice rafted debris percentage
topic
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.856561