Deglacial laminated facies on the NW European continental margin: The hydrographic significance of British-Irish Ice Sheet deglaciation and Fleuve Manche paleoriver discharges

Type Article
Date 2007-06-30
Language English
Author(s) Eynaud F1, Zaragosi S1, Scourse J2, Mojtahid M1, Bourillet Jean-FrancoisORCID3, Hall I. R.4, Penaud A1, Locascio M1, Reijonen A1
Affiliation(s) 1 : Univ Bordeaux 1, UMR 5805, EPOC, F-33405 Talence, France.
2 : Univ Wales Bangor, Sch Ocean Sci, Menai Bridge LL59 5AB, Anglesey, Wales.
3 : IFREMER, Lab Environm Sedimentaires, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
4 : Cardiff Univ, Sch Earth Ocean & Planetary Sci, Cardiff CF10 3YE, S Glam, Wales.
Source Geophysic Geochemistry Geosystems (1525-2027) (American Geophysical Union), 2007-06-30 , Vol. 8 , N. 6 , P. NIL_24-NIL_42
DOI 10.1029/2006GC001496
WOS© Times Cited 44
Keyword(s) Paleoceanography : micropaleontology, Paleoceanography : abrupt/rapid climate change, Paleoceanography : glacial, Planktonic microfossils, Ice rafted detritus, Freshwater pulse/discharge, Laminated sediments, Glacial terminations, Celtic margin
Abstract [1] We have compiled results obtained from four high sedimentation rate hemipelagic sequences from the Celtic sector of the NW European margin ( NE Atlantic) to investigate the paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic evolution of the area over the last few climatic cycles. We focus on periods characteristic of deglacial transitions. We adopt a multiproxy sedimentological, geochemical, and micropaleontological approach, applying a sampling resolution down to ten microns for specific intervals. The investigation demonstrates the relationships between the Bay of Biscay hydrography and the glacial/deglacial history of both the proximal British-Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS) and the western European continent. We identify recurrent phases of laminae deposition concurrent with major BIIS deglacial episodes in all the studied cores. Evidence for abrupt freshwater discharges into the open ocean highlights the influence of such events at a regional scale. We discuss their impact at a global scale considering the present and past key location of the Bay of Biscay versus the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).
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Eynaud F, Zaragosi S, Scourse J, Mojtahid M, Bourillet Jean-Francois, Hall I. R., Penaud A, Locascio M, Reijonen A (2007). Deglacial laminated facies on the NW European continental margin: The hydrographic significance of British-Irish Ice Sheet deglaciation and Fleuve Manche paleoriver discharges. Geophysic Geochemistry Geosystems, 8(6), NIL_24-NIL_42. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GC001496 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/2606/