Marine Calcareous Biological Ooze Thermoluminescence and its Application for Paleoclimate Change since Middle Pleistocene

Type Article
Date 2023-07
Language English
Author(s) Ping Zhang1, Haisheng Liu2, Shengli Hou3, Nanping Wang3, Nianqiao Fang4
Affiliation(s) 1 : School of Earth Science and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083,China
2 : Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084,China
3 : School of Geophysics and Information Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083,China
4 : School of Ocean Science, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083,China
Source Water (2073-4441) (MDPI AG), 2023-07 , Vol. 15 , N. 14 , P. 2618 (15p.)
DOI 10.3390/w15142618
Keyword(s) Indian Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, thermoluminescence, calcareous biological ooze, paleoclimate
Abstract

Natural Thermoluminescence (TL) from the core of MD81349 marine calcareous biological ooze samples in the ninetyeast ridge of the equatorial northeast Indian Ocean and samples from the core of IODP306-U1312B in the high latitudes of the North Atlantic Ocean was studied. The spurious TL intensity of 395 °C peak is dose independent when the heating rate is 6 °C/s in a nitrogen atmosphere . TL signals exhibit a significant correlation on the marine isotope stages (MIS) at the two oceans since the mid-Pleistocene. High TL intensity corresponds to a negative δ18O in the interglacial stages, and low TL intensity corresponds to a positive δ18O in the glacial stages. TL of both cores at the two oceans reveal that the global climate has experienced eight cold and warm cycles since the mid-Pleistocene. Single-frequency spectrum analysis of MD81349 and U1312 TL in the last 300 ka was performed.Near the equator of the Northeast Indian Ocean,it is more significant that the short cycle of 38 ka and 5 ka while it is more significant that the cycle of 8 ka at the North Atlantic.In addition, correlation analysis shows that the TL has a significant positive correlation with trace elements 135Ba, a significant negative correlation with 47Ti. The impurity ions (e.g. Ba2+, Mn2+ and Ti2+) doped in carbonate are acting as activators and suppressants respectively.Time series of the TL of calcareous biological ooze tests provide an important record of climate change. The source of TL signal is also discussed.

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