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Evolution of Staircase Structures in Diffusive Convection
Published on: September 5, 2018
熱帯太平洋におけるプレイストセンの中期への移行
Martín Medina-Elizalde1, David W Lea
1Department of Earth Science, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630, USA.
まとめ
プレイストセーン中期の気候の変化は,海面温度 (SST) の振動が41,000年周期から100,000年周期に変化していることを示しています. これらの熱帯太平洋のSSTの変化は,氷の体積の変化に先行し,大気中の二酸化炭素が重要な要因であると示唆しています.
科学分野:
- パレオセアノグラフィー
- 気候科学 気候科学
- 海洋地質学 海洋地質学
背景:
- プレイストセーン中期の移行期 (MPT) は,地球の氷河期と氷河期間の周期性における重要な変化を示しています.
- この周期性シフトの要因を理解することは,将来の気候の動態を予測する上で極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- MPT中の西赤道太平洋温水池の過去の海面温度 (SST) を再構築する.
- 熱帯太平洋のSST,東太平洋の冷たい舌のSST,および大陸氷の体積の変化との関係を調査する.
主な方法:
- SST記録を確立するために,プランクトンのホルマニフェラルマグネシウム/カルシウム比率の分析.
- 堆積物核の年代測定は,古気候の出来事の正確なタイムラインを確立するためのものです.
主要な成果:
- SSTの記録は,氷河と氷河間の振動周期が,MPTの41,000年から100,000年,約95万年前に変化したことを明らかにしています.
- 熱帯太平洋のSSTの変化は,東太平洋の冷たい舌のSSTと同期したが,大陸の氷の量の変化を導いた.
結論:
- 熱帯太平洋のSSTの変化の観測されたタイミングと性質は,大気中の二酸化炭素による放射的強制の周期性におけるシフトを示唆しています.
- このCO2強制的なシフトは,プレイストセンの中期の移行期間の気候周期の変化の主な原因として関与しています.
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