Hodell, David A. and Channell, James E. T. (2016) Mode transitions in Northern Hemisphere glaciation: co-evolution of millennial and orbital variability in Quaternary climate. Climate of the Past, 12 (9). pp. 1805-1828. ISSN 1814-9332 DOI https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1805-2016
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Abstract
We present a 3.2 Myr record of stable isotopes and physical properties at IODP Site U1308 (reoccupation of DSDP Site 609) located within the ice-rafted detritus (IRD) belt of the North Atlantic. We compare the isotope and lithological proxies at Site U1308 with other North Atlantic records (e.g., sites 982, 607/U1313, and U1304) to reconstruct the history of orbital and millennial-scale climate variability during the Quaternary. The Site U1308 record documents a progressive increase in the intensity of Northern Hemisphere glacial–interglacial cycles during the late Pliocene and Quaternary, with mode transitions at ∼ 2.7, 1.5, 0.9, and 0.65 Ma. These transitions mark times of change in the growth and stability of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets. They also coincide with increases in vertical carbon isotope gradients between the intermediate and deep ocean, suggesting changes in deep carbon storage and atmospheric CO2. Orbital and millennial climate variability co-evolved during the Quaternary such that the trend towards larger and thicker ice sheets was accompanied by changes in the style, frequency, and intensity of millennial-scale variability. This co-evolution may be important for explaining the observed patterns of Quaternary climate change.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | 2016AREP, IA71 |
Subjects: | 01 - Climate Change and Earth-Ocean Atmosphere Systems |
Divisions: | 01 - Climate Change and Earth-Ocean Atmosphere Systems 07 - Gold Open Access |
Journal or Publication Title: | Climate of the Past |
Volume: | 12 |
Page Range: | pp. 1805-1828 |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1805-2016 |
Depositing User: | Sarah Humbert |
Date Deposited: | 24 Apr 2017 17:21 |
Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2017 17:21 |
URI: | http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/id/eprint/3953 |
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