Atlantic Ocean circulation during the Younger Dryas : insights from a new Cd/Ca record from the western subtropical South Atlantic
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/3420As published
https://doi.org/10.1029/2003PA000888DOI
10.1029/2003PA000888Keyword
Cd/Ca; δ13C; Younger Dryas; Intermediate water; ForaminiferaAbstract
Benthic foraminiferal Cd/Ca from an intermediate depth, western South Atlantic core documents the history of southward penetration of North Atlantic Intermediate Water (NAIW). Cd seawater estimates (CdW) for the last glacial are consistent with the production of NAIW and its export into the South Atlantic. At ∼14.5 ka concurrently with the onset of the Bølling-Allerød to Younger Dryas cooling, the NAIW contribution to the South Atlantic began to decrease, marking the transition from a glacial circulation pattern to a Younger Dryas circulation. High CdW in both the deep North Atlantic and the intermediate South Atlantic imply reduced export of deep and intermediate water during the Younger Dryas and a significant decrease in northward oceanic heat transport. A modern circulation was achieved at ∼9 ka, concurrently with the establishment of Holocene warmth in the North Atlantic region, further supporting a close linkage between deepwater variability and North Atlantic climate.
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