Productivity cycles of 200-300 years in the Antarctic Peninsula region: Understanding linkages among the sun, atmosphere, oceans, sea ice, and biota
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Abstract
Compared to the rest of the world's oceans, high-resolution late Holocene paleoclimatic data from the Southern Ocean are still rare. We present a multiproxy record from a sediment core retrieved from a deep basin on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula that reveals a dramatic perspective on paleoclimatic changes over the past 3700 yr. Analyses completed include measurement of magnetic susceptibility and granulometry, bed thickness, particle size, percent organic carbon, bulk density, and microscopic evaluation of diatom and benthic foraminiferal assemblages and abundances. Downcore variability of these parameters demonstrates the significance of both short-term cycles, which recur approximately every 200 yr, and longer term events (≈2500 yr cycles) that are most likely related to global climatic fluctuations.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Productivity cycles of 200-300 years in the Antarctic Peninsula region: Understanding linkages among the sun, atmosphere, oceans, sea ice, and biota |
| Series title | Geological Society of America Bulletin |
| DOI | 10.1130/0016-7606(1996)108<1626:PCOYIT>2.3.CO;2 |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 19 p. |
| First page | 1626 |
| Last page | 1644 |
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