Late Pleistocene and Holocene meltwater events in the western Arctic Ocean
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Abstract
Accelerator mass spectrometer 14C dated stable isotope data from Neogloboquadrina pachyerma in cores raised from the Mendeleyev Ridge and slope provide evidence for significant influx of meltwater to the western Arctic Ocean during the early part of marine oxygen isotope stage 1 (OIS 1) and during several intervals within OIS 3. The strongest OIS 3 meltwater event occurred before ca. 45 ka (conventional radiocarbon age) and was probably related to the deglaciation at the beginning of OIS 3. Major meltwater input to the western Arctic Ocean during the last deglaciation coincides closely with the maximum rate of global sea-level rise as determined from the Barbados sea-level record, demonstrating a strong link between the global record and changes in the central Arctic Ocean. OIS 2, which includes the last glacial maximum, is very condensed or absent in the cores. Abundance and δ13C values for N. pachyderma in the middle part of OIS 3 are similar to modern values, indicating high productivity and seasonal ice-free areas along the Arctic margin at that time. These records indicate that the Arctic Ocean was a source of heat and moisture to the northern polar atmosphere during parts of OIS 3.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Late Pleistocene and Holocene meltwater events in the western Arctic Ocean |
| Series title | Geology |
| DOI | 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0759:LPAHME>2.3.CO;2 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 759 |
| Last page | 762 |
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