Article: Rapid switch in monsoon-wind induced surface hydrographic conditions of the eastern Arabian Sea during the last deglaciation
Elsevier Ltd and INQUA Quaternary international. 2018 June 20, v. 479
2018
Abstract: Surface water hydrography in the Arabian Sea is primarily governed by the Asian monsoon wind system. Changes in the composition of fossil planktic foraminiferal assemblages and sea surface temperatures (SST) in sediment core SK17, retrieved from offshore ...
Abstract | Surface water hydrography in the Arabian Sea is primarily governed by the Asian monsoon wind system. Changes in the composition of fossil planktic foraminiferal assemblages and sea surface temperatures (SST) in sediment core SK17, retrieved from offshore of central India, are used to decipher past changes in sea-surface hydrographic conditions linked mainly to the winter monsoon winds. The planktic foraminiferal assemblage and the SST records indicate a rapid switch in sea-surface hydrographic conditions around 17.5 ka BP marking the end of last glacial period. The data show that intensified winter winds during 17.5–23.5 ka BP, resulted in nutrient injection into surface waters and eutrophic conditions, mainly through deep vertical mixing and/or moderate upwelling; and reduction in winter wind intensity caused stratification characterized by the high tropical SST since 17.5 ka BP. The timing of the rapid switch in seawater conditions caused by a drop in strength of winter monsoon winds is coeval with the cold climate excursion in the northern hemisphere (Heinrich Event 1), suggesting that the two areas are climatically linked. |
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Keywords | cold zones ; eutrophication ; fossils ; glaciation ; mixing ; monsoon season ; seawater ; sediments ; surface temperature ; surface water ; wind ; winter ; Arabian Sea ; India |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2018-0620 |
Size | p. 3-11. |
Publishing place | Elsevier Ltd |
Document type | Article |
ISSN | 1040-6182 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.quaint.2018.03.027 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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