| Type |
Article |
| Date |
2014 |
| Language |
English |
| Author(s) |
Romahn S.1, Mackensen A.1, Groeneveld J.2, Paetzold J.2 |
| Affiliation(s) |
1 : Helmholtz Zentrum Polar & Meeresforsch, Alfred Wegener Inst, D-27568 Bremerhaven, Germany.
2 : Univ Bremen, MARUM Ctr Marine Environm Sci, D-28359 Bremen, Germany. |
| Source |
Climate Of The Past (1814-9324) (Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh), 2014 , Vol. 10 , N. 1 , P. 293-303 |
| DOI |
10.5194/cp-10-293-2014 |
| WOS© Times Cited |
38 |
| Abstract |
The importance of intermediate water masses in climate change and ocean circulation has been emphasized recently. In particular, Southern Ocean Intermediate Waters (SOIW), such as Antarctic Intermediate Water and Subantarctic Mode Water, are thought to have acted as active interhemispheric transmitter of climate anomalies. Here we reconstruct changes in SOIW signature and spatial and temporal evolution based on a 40 kyr time series of oxygen and carbon isotopes as well as planktic Mg/Ca based thermometry from Site GeoB12615-4 in the western Indian Ocean. Our data suggest that SOIW transmitted Antarctic temperature trends to the equatorial Indian Ocean via the "oceanic tunnel" mechanism. Moreover, our results reveal that deglacial SOIW carried a signature of aged Southern Ocean deep water. We find no evidence of increased formation of intermediate waters during the deglaciation. |
| Full Text |
| File |
Pages |
Size |
Access |
| Publisher's official version |
11 |
2 MB |
Open access |
| Supplement |
9 |
250 KB |
Open access |
| Preprint |
29 |
3 MB |
Open access |
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