Constraints on the magnitude and patterns of ocean cooling at the Last Glacial Maximum

Type Article
Date 2009-02
Language English
Author(s) Waelbroeck C.1, Paul A.2, 3, Kucera M.4, Rosell-Mele A.5, 6, Weinelt M.7, Schneider R.7, Mix A. C.8, Abelmann A.9, Armand L.10, 11, Bard E.12, Barker S.13, Barrows T. T.14, Benway H.8, Cacho I.15, Chen M. T.16, Cortijo E.1, Crosta X.17, de Vernal A.18, Dokken T.19, Duprat J.17, Elderfield H.20, Eynaud F.17, Gersonde R.9, Hayes A.21, Henry M.18, Hillaire-Marcel C.18, Huang C. C.16, Jansen E.19, Juggins S.22, Kallel N.23, Kiefer T.20, Kienast M.24, Labeyrie L.1, Leclaire H.1, Londeix L.17, Mangin S.17, Matthiessen J.9, Marret F.25, Meland M., Morey A. E.8, Mulitza S.2, 3, Pflaumann U.7, Pisias N. G.8, Radi T.17, Rochon A.26, Rohling E. J.27, Sbaffi L.28, Schafer-Neth C.9, Solignac S.18, Spero H.29, Tachikawa K.12, Turon J. -L.17
Affiliation(s) 1 : Lab CNRS CEA UVSQ, LSCE IPSL, F-91198 Gif Sur Yvette, France.
2 : Univ Bremen, Ctr Marine Environm Sci, MARUM, D-28334 Bremen, Germany.
3 : Univ Bremen, Dept Geosci, D-28334 Bremen, Germany.
4 : Univ Tubingen, Inst Geosci, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany.
5 : Univ Autonoma Barcelona, ICREA, Bellaterra 08193, Spain.
6 : Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Inst Environm Sci & Technol, Bellaterra 08193, Spain.
7 : Univ Kiel, Inst Geosci, D-24098 Kiel, Germany.
8 : Oregon State Univ, Coll Ocean & Atmospher Sci, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA.
9 : Alfred Wegener Inst Polar & Marine Res, D-27515 Bremerhaven, Germany.
10 : Antarctic Climate & Ecosyst Cooperat Res Ctr, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia.
11 : CSIRO Marine & Atmospher Res, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia.
12 : Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, Coll France, F-13545 Aix En Provence, France.
13 : Cardiff Univ, Sch Earth & Ocean Sci, Cardiff CF10 3YE, Wales.
14 : Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Phys Sci & Engn, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
15 : Univ Barcelona, CRG Marine Geosci, Barcelona 08028, Spain.
16 : Natl Taiwan Ocean Univ, Inst Appl Geosci, Chilung 20224, Taiwan.
17 : Univ Bordeaux 1, CNRS, EPOC, DGO,UMR 5805, F-33405 Talence, France.
18 : Univ Quebec, Geotop, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada.
19 : Univ Bergen, Bjreknes Ctr Climate Res, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.
20 : Univ Cambridge, Dept Earth Sci, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, England.
21 : Univ Limerick, Dept Geog, Limerick, Ireland.
22 : Univ Newcastle, Sch Geog Polit & Sociol, Newcastle, NSW NE1 7RU, Australia.
23 : Univ Sfax, Lab E08 C10, Sfax 3038, Tunisia.
24 : Dalhousie Univ, Dept Oceanog, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Canada.
25 : Univ Liverpool, Dept Geog, Liverpool L69 7ZT, Merseyside, England.
26 : Univ Quebec, ISMER, Rimouski, PQ G5L 3A1, Canada.
27 : Natl Oceanog Ctr, Southampton SO14 3ZH, Hants, England.
28 : Geosci Australia, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
29 : Univ Calif Davis, Dept Geol, Davis, CA 95616 USA.
Source Nature Geoscience (1752-0894) (Nature Publishing Group), 2009-02 , Vol. 2 , N. 2 , P. 127-132
DOI 10.1038/NGEO411
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Abstract Observation-based reconstructions of sea surface temperature from relatively stable periods in the past, such as the Last Glacial Maximum, represent an important means of constraining climate sensitivity and evaluating model simulations. The first quantitative global reconstruction of sea surface temperatures during the Last Glacial Maximum was developed by the Climate Long-Range Investigation, Mapping and Prediction (CLIMAP) project in the 1970s and 1980s. Since that time, several shortcomings of that earlier effort have become apparent. Here we present an updated synthesis of sea surface temperatures during the Last Glacial Maximum, rigorously defined as the period between 23 and 19 thousand years before present, from the Multiproxy Approach for the Reconstruction of the Glacial Ocean Surface (MARGO) project. We integrate microfossil and geochemical reconstructions of surface temperatures and include assessments of the reliability of individual records. Our reconstruction reveals the presence of large longitudinal gradients in sea surface temperature in all of the ocean basins, in contrast to the simulations of the Last Glacial Maximum climate available at present.
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Waelbroeck C., Paul A., Kucera M., Rosell-Mele A., Weinelt M., Schneider R., Mix A. C., Abelmann A., Armand L., Bard E., Barker S., Barrows T. T., Benway H., Cacho I., Chen M. T., Cortijo E., Crosta X., de Vernal A., Dokken T., Duprat J., Elderfield H., Eynaud F., Gersonde R., Hayes A., Henry M., Hillaire-Marcel C., Huang C. C., Jansen E., Juggins S., Kallel N., Kiefer T., Kienast M., Labeyrie L., Leclaire H., Londeix L., Mangin S., Matthiessen J., Marret F., Meland M., Morey A. E., Mulitza S., Pflaumann U., Pisias N. G., Radi T., Rochon A., Rohling E. J., Sbaffi L., Schafer-Neth C., Solignac S., Spero H., Tachikawa K., Turon J. -L. (2009). Constraints on the magnitude and patterns of ocean cooling at the Last Glacial Maximum. Nature Geoscience, 2(2), 127-132. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1038/NGEO411 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00218/32914/