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TI Paleoceanography of northeastern Fram Strait since the last glacial maximum: Palynological evidence of large amplitude changes
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AF FALARDEAU, Jade
   DE VERNAL, Anne
   SPIELHAGEN, Robert F.
AS 1:1;2:1;3:2,3;
FF 1:;2:;3:;
C1 GEOTOP UQAM, CP 8888, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada.
   GEOMAR Helmholtz Ctr Ocean Res, D-24148 Kiel, Germany.
   Acad Sci Humanities & Literature, D-55131 Mainz, Germany.
C2 UNIV QUEBEC (UQAM-GEOTOP), CANADA
   GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CTR OCEAN RES, GERMANY
   ACAD SCI, GERMANY
IF 4.641
TC 15
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00504/61591/101606.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR IMAGES 1-MD101
BO Marion Dufresne
DE ;Fram strait;Last glacial maximum (LGM);Late and post-glacial;Holocene;Temperature;Salinity;Sea ice;Dinocysts
AB Sea-surface conditions in northeastern Fram Strait since the last glacial maximum (LGM) were reconstructed from cores MSM5/5-712-2 and PS2863/1-2 based on palynological assemblages, ecological preferences of dinocysts and application of the modern analog technique. Dinocyst in LGM sediments are sparse, but their assemblages reflect mild summer conditions. Given the regional context and evidence from other tracers, the dinocyst assemblages of the LGM could relate to regional fluxes of dinocysts during exceptional mild summers. From 19 to 14.7 ka, dinocyst data suggest very cold conditions with extensive sea-ice cover, while abundant reworked palynomorphs indicate intense glacial erosion. An abrupt transition at 14.7-14.5 ka was marked by a peak in summer temperatures coinciding with a rapidly deposited sediment layer related to a regional meltwater plume event in western Svalbard. From 14.7 to 12.6 ka, large seasonal temperature contrasts with mild summers and cold winters together with low salinity indicate continuous melting of the Svalbard Barents Sea ice sheet fostered by warm climate. At 12.6 ka, the regional onset of the Younger Dryas was marked by cooling and increased salinity. On a regional scale, the 12.6-12 ka interval corresponds to an important transition involving enhanced circulation of Arctic waters around Svalbard and establishment of coastal fronts along its northern and western margins. Modern-like oceanic conditions with relatively high salinity and low seasonal temperature contrast developed at about 7.6 ka. Since then, a slight cooling is observed, especially in winter. This study offers a comprehensive picture of the deglacial phases in eastern Fram Strait with unique data on the sea-surface salinity, which controls surface water stratification and plays an important role in ocean circulation. 
PY 2018
PD SEP
SO Quaternary Science Reviews
SN 0277-3791
PU Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd
VL 195
UT 000442332700008
BP 133
EP 152
DI 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.06.030
ID 61591
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