减少的北大西洋深水与冰川阿加西斯湖淡水喷发的同时代
Helga Kikki Flesche Kleiven1, Catherine Kissel, Carlo Laj
1Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, N-5007 Norway. kikki@uib.no
概括
大约8,380年前,阿加西斯湖的一次巨大的淡水喷发大大削弱了大西洋循环. 这一事件持续了大约100年,影响了北大西洋地区的深水流和气候.
科学领域:
- 古海洋学是古海洋学.
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
背景情况:
- 现在之前的8200年 (B.P.) 北大西洋的气候异常普遍归因于淡水涌入造成的海洋循环减弱.
- 大西洋翻转循环在调节全球气候模式方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查显著的全新世纪气候异常对大西洋循环的时间和影响.
- 为了确定淡水爆发和深水流量变化之间的因果关系.
主要方法:
- 从西北大西洋沉积物核心中分析稳定的同位素和沉积物学.
- 重建过去的地下水化学和流速.
主要成果:
- 确定了底层水化学和流速中最重要的全新世纪异常,从8.38万年前左右开始.
- 这种异常与阿加西斯湖的灾难性排水有关.
- 观察到大约100年来北大西洋下部深水影响的强烈减少.
结论:
- 大西洋翻转循环对淡水强迫非常敏感.
- 深度循环变化的时间和持续时间与区域气候异常一致,支持因果关系.
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