Regionally coherent Little Ice Age cooling in the Atlantic Warm Pool
Links
- More information: Publisher Index Page (via DOI)
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
[1] We present 2 new decadal-resolution foraminiferal Mg/Ca-SST records covering the past 6–8 centuries from the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM). These records provide evidence for a Little Ice Age (LIA) cooling of 2°C, consistent with a published Mg/Ca record from Pigmy Basin. Comparison of these 3 records with existing SST proxy records from the GOM-Caribbean region show that the magnitude of LIA cooling in the Atlantic Warm Pool (AWP) was significantly larger than the mean hemispheric cooling of <1°C. We propose that a reduction in the intensity and spatial extent of the AWP during the LIA, combined with associated changes in atmospheric circulation may account for the regional SST patterns observed in the GOM-Caribbean region during the LIA.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Regionally coherent Little Ice Age cooling in the Atlantic Warm Pool |
| Series title | Geophysical Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1029/2009GL040445 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Contributing office(s) | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | L21703, 5 p. |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |