15万5千年的西非季风和海洋热进化
Syee Weldeab1, David W Lea, Ralph R Schneider
1Department of Earth Science and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630, USA. sweldeab@ifm-geomar.de
概括
西非季风降雨密切跟踪北方气候变化超过155,000年. 这种大气联系表明,高度的不稳定性显著影响季风动态.
科学领域:
- 古气候学 古气候学
- 气候动力学 气候动力学
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
背景情况:
- 重建过去的气候对于理解当前的气候变化至关重要.
- 西非季风 (WAM) 系统对于区域水文和农业至关重要.
- 高度的气候振荡显著影响全球气候模式.
研究的目的:
- 为了重建过去15万5千年的西非季风水文.
- 调查WAM与北方高度气候振荡之间的联系.
- 了解WAM变化的驱动因素,包括海面温度和大气组成.
主要方法:
- 从几内亚湾的一个海洋沉积物核心的浮游生物中分析Ba/Ca比率和氧气同位素组成.
- 使用Mg/Ca比重重建海洋表面温度 (SST).
- 在WAM代理,SST和北方高度气候记录 (阶段性和间阶段性) 之间的相关性分析.
主要成果:
- 河流淡水输入东赤道大西洋 (EEA) 的百年规模变化与北方高度气候事件同步.
- 欧洲经济区SST显示,对北方千年规模波动的反应脱,主要是由温室气体和太阳辐射驱动的.
- 强化季风降雨的开始在冰川-冰川间过渡期间比EEA SST变化落后多达7000年.
结论:
- 北方高度的气候不稳定性对西非季风动态发挥了主导作用.
- 一个大气链接将北方的阶段性-阶段间周期和降冰事件与WAM变异性联系起来.
- 这些发现强调了高度气候对低度季风系统的深远影响.
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