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Jouve, Guillaume; Francus, Pierre; Lamoureux, Scott F; Provencher-Nolet, Laurence; Hahn, Annette; Haberzettl, Torsten; Fortin, David; Nuttin, Laurence; PASADO Science Team (2012): Microsedimentological characterization as indicators of sedimentary processes and climate changes during Lateglacial at Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz, Argentina [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.807438, Supplement to: Jouve, G et al. (2013): Microsedimentological characterization using image analysis and µ-XRF as indicators of sedimentary processes and climate changes during Lateglacial at Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz, Argentina. Quaternary Science Reviews, 71, 191-204, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.06.003

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Abstract:
Palaeoclimatic and paleoenvironmental high latitude records in the Southern Hemisphere are scarce compared to the northern counterpart. However, understanding global evolution of environmental systems during sudden climate changes is inseparable from an equivalent knowledge of both Hemispheres. In this context, a high-resolution study of lacustrine sediments from Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz province, Patagonia, Argentina, was conducted for the Lateglacial period using concurrent X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) and Scanning electron microscope analyses. Peaks of Ca/Si and Mn, and occurrences of the green alga Phacotus lenticularis have been interpreted as variations in ventilation of the water column from 13.6 to 11.1 ka cal. BP. During this interval, mild climate conditions during the Younger Dryas are characterized by relatively weak westerlies favouring the formation of a stratified water body as indicated by preserved manganese and Ca/Si peaks and high Total Organic Carbon (TOC) values. In this environment, water in the epilimnion can reach sufficiently high temperature to allow P. lenticularis to grow. Colder conditions are marked by peaks in Ca without P. lenticularis and occur during the Antarctic Cold Reversal (ACR). In this Lateglacial interval, micropumices were also detected in large amount. Image analysis of thin sections allowed the counting and size measurement of detrital particles and micropumices separately. Micropumices significantly influence the iron and titanium content, hence preventing to use them as proxies of detrital input in this interval.
Project(s):
Potrok Aike Maar Lake Sediment Archive Drilling Project (PASADO)
Coverage:
Latitude: -51.963100 * Longitude: -70.379400
Event(s):
LagPotAike * Latitude: -51.963100 * Longitude: -70.379400 * Elevation: 116.0 m * Location: Patagonia, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina * Method/Device: Hydraulic piston corer (HPC)
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Jouve, G; Francus, P; Lamoureux, SF et al. (2012): Geochemistry of Laguna Potrok Aike sediments. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.807428
  2. Jouve, G; Francus, P; Lamoureux, SF et al. (2012): Grain size composition of Laguna Potrok Aike sediments. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.807434
  3. Jouve, G; Francus, P; Lamoureux, SF et al. (2012): (Table 1) Grain size results of Laguna Potrok Aike sediments. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.807436
  4. Jouve, G; Francus, P; Lamoureux, SF et al. (2012): Grain size composition of micropumice in Laguna Potrok Aike sediments. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.807435