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Gonzalez-Mora, Beatriz; Sierro, Francisco Javier; Schönfeld, Joachim (2008): Sea surface temperature (Mg/Ca) from ODP Hole 161-977A. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.819811, Supplement to: Gonzalez-Mora, B et al. (2008): Temperature and stable isotope variations in different water masses from the Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean) between 250 and 150 ka. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 9(10), https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GC001906

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Abstract:
Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca, and stable isotope measurements have been performed on tests from the planktonic foraminifers Globigerinoides ruber (white), Globigerina bulloides, and Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (right coiling) in samples from Ocean Drilling Program site 977A in the Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean). The evolution of different water masses between 250 and 150 ka is described. Warm substages were characterized by strong seasonality and thermal stratification of the water column. By contrast, less pronounced seasonality and basin stratification seem to prevail during cold substages. Several periods of stratification due to the low salinity of the upper water mass occurred during the formation of organic-rich layers and also during a possible Heinrich-like event at 220 ka. The three foraminifer species studied show a common and large shell Sr/Ca variability in short timescales, suggesting changes in the global ocean Sr/Ca ratio as one of the main causes of variations in shell composition.
Related to:
Gonzalez-Mora, Beatriz; Sierro, Francisco Javier; Flores, José-Abel (2008): Controls of shell calcification in planktonic foraminifers. Quaternary Science Reviews, 27(9-10), 956-961, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.01.008
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Coverage:
Latitude: 36.031700 * Longitude: -1.955280
Date/Time Start: 1995-06-08T23:15:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-06-15T14:30:00
Minimum Elevation: -1984.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -1984.0 m
Event(s):
161-977A * Latitude: 36.031700 * Longitude: -1.955280 * Date/Time Start: 1995-06-08T23:15:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-06-15T14:30:00 * Elevation: -1984.0 m * Penetration: 598.5 m * Recovery: 545.49 m * Location: Alboran Sea * Campaign: Leg161 * Basis: Joides Resolution * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 63 cores; 598.5 m cored; 0 m drilled; 91.1 % recovery
Comment:
AGE [ka BP] is cal ka BP.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1AGEAgeka BPGeocode
2Sea surface temperature, annual meanSST (1-12)°CGonzalez-Mora, BeatrizSST from Mg/Ca ratiosNeogloboquadrina pachyderma dextral
3Sea surface temperature, annual meanSST (1-12)°CGonzalez-Mora, BeatrizSST from Mg/Ca ratiosGlobigerinoides ruber
4Sea surface temperature, annual meanSST (1-12)°CGonzalez-Mora, BeatrizSST from Mg/Ca ratiosGlobigerina bulloides
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