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Belen Martrat1, Joan O Grimalt, Nicholas J Shackleton
1Department of Environmental Chemistry, Chemical and Environmental Research Institute of Barcelona, Spanish National Research Council (IIQAB-CSIC), 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 16, 2007
Resumen
La variabilidad climática durante la última edad de hielo mostró un comportamiento bipolar. Los cambios en la formación de aguas profundas vincularon los episodios fríos con el acoplamiento climático norte-sur durante 420.000 años.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Paleoclimatología Paleoclimatología
- Oceanografía La oceanografía es la oceanografía.
- Ciencias del clima Ciencias del clima Ciencias del clima Ciencias del clima
Sus antecedentes:
- La variabilidad climática centenaria exhibe un comportamiento bipolar.
- El acoplamiento climático norte-sur es una característica clave de los cambios climáticos pasados.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la variabilidad bipolar del clima durante la última edad de hielo.
- Analizar la conexión entre los cambios climáticos en las regiones polares y las latitudes mediterráneas.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de alta resolución de núcleos de sedimentos marinos del margen ibérico.
- Análisis de proxy que incluye la temperatura de la superficie del mar, la distribución de la masa de agua y el contenido de biomarcadores.
Principales resultados:
- El acoplamiento climático norte-sur fue generalizado durante las fases frías en los últimos 420.000 años.
- Los episodios fríos ocurrieron cuando la formación de aguas profundas se desplazó de fuentes del norte a las del sur.
- Evidencia de cambios simultáneos en la temperatura de la superficie del mar, la distribución de la masa de agua y el contenido de biomarcadores.
Conclusiones:
- El estudio refuerza la conexión entre los rápidos cambios climáticos en las latitudes mediterráneas y la variabilidad milenaria en las regiones polares.
- Los cambios en la formación de aguas profundas son factores críticos del comportamiento bipolar del clima.
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