Bauch, Henning A; Erlenkeuser, Helmut; Fahl, Kirsten; Spielhagen, Robert F; Weinelt, Mara; Andruleit, Harald; Henrich, Rüdiger (1999): Sea surface temperatures and UK37 of three sediment cores from the Arctic Ocean [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.728295, Supplement to: Bauch, HA et al. (1999): Evidence for a steeper Eemian than Holocene sea surface temperature gradient between Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 145(1-3), 95-117, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00104-7
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Abstract:
Sediment proxy data from the Norwegian, Greenland, and Iceland seas (Nordic seas) are presented to evaluate surface water temperature (SST) differences between Holocene and Eemian times and to deduce from these data the particular mode of surface water circulation. Records from planktic foraminiferal assemblages, CaCO3 content, oxygen isotopes of foraminifera, and iceberg-rafted debris form the main basis of interpretation. All results indicate for the Eemian comparatively cooler northern Nordic seas than for the Holocene due to a reduction in the northwardly flow of Atlantic surface water towards Fram Strait and the Arctic Ocean. Therefore, the cold polar water flow from the Arctic Ocean was less influencial in the southwestern Nordic seas during this time. As can be further deduced from the Eemian data, slightly higher Eemian SSTs are interpreted for the western Iceland Sea compared to the Norwegian Sea (ca. south of 70°N). This Eemian situation is in contrast to the Holocene when the main mass of warmest Atlantic surface water flows along the Norwegian continental margin northwards and into the Arctic Ocean. Thus, a moderate northwardly decrease in SST is observed in the eastern Nordic seas for this time, causing a meridional transfer in ocean heat. Due to this distribution in SSTs the Holocene is dominated by a meridional circulation pattern. The interpretation of the Eemian data imply a dominantly zonal surface water circulation with a steep meridional gradient in SSTs.
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Fourth Framework Programme (FP4), grant/award no. MAS3980185: Quaternary Environment of the Eurasian North
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 70.330933 * Median Longitude: -4.921222 * South-bound Latitude: 69.371800 * West-bound Longitude: -12.424000 * North-bound Latitude: 71.613333 * East-bound Longitude: 4.213333
Date/Time Start: 1984-09-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1990-08-13T00:00:00
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GIK17732-1 * Latitude: 71.613333 * Longitude: 4.213333 * Date/Time: 1990-08-13T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3103.0 m * Penetration: 7.2 m * Recovery: 5.93 m * Location: Norwegian Sea * Campaign: M13/2 * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Kasten corer (KAL)
GIK23352-3 * Latitude: 70.007667 * Longitude: -12.424000 * Date/Time: 1988-09-17T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1823.0 m * Penetration: 10.5 m * Recovery: 8.26 m * Location: Arctic Ocean * Campaign: M7/5 * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Kasten corer (KAL)
PS1243-1 (GIK23243-1 PS05/431) * Latitude: 69.371800 * Longitude: -6.553000 * Date/Time: 1984-09-03T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2711.0 m * Penetration: 12 m * Recovery: 7.67 m * Location: Norwegian Sea * Campaign: ARK-II/5 (PS05) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Gravity corer (Kiel type) (SL) * Comment: 8 core sections: 0-0.77, 0.77-1.77, 1.77-2.77, 2.77-3.77, 3.77-4.77, 4.77-5.77, 5.77-6.77, 6.77-7.67 m
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- Bauch, HA; Erlenkeuser, H; Fahl, K et al. (1999): Sea surface temperatures and UK37 of sediment core GIK17732-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.80273
- Bauch, HA; Erlenkeuser, H; Fahl, K et al. (1999): Sea surface temperatures and UK37 of sediment core GIK23352-3. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.80274
- Bauch, HA; Erlenkeuser, H; Fahl, K et al. (1999): Sea surface temperatures and UK37 of sediment core PS1243-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.80275