Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül; Sözbilir, Hasan; Akgün, Funda (2014): (Table 2) Paleoclimate reconstruction for palynology samples of Turkey [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.859039, Supplement to: Kayseri Özer, MS et al. (2014): Miocene palynoflora of the Kocacay and Cumaovası basins: a contribution to the synthesis of Miocene palynology, palaeoclimate, and palaeovegetation in western Turkey. Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences, 23, 233-259, https://doi.org/10.3906/yer-1301-9
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Abstract:
Palynofloras of the Kocaçay and Cumaovasi basins in western Turkey that belong to a time-span from the late Early to late Middle Miocene (the late Burdigalian-Serravallian) are studied and compared with published palynofloras of Europe and Turkey. Palynological data and numerical climatic results obtained by the coexistence approach indicate palaeoclimate changed from warm subtropical to temperate during the late Burdigalian-Serravallian. Moreover, the palaeoclimates of the Kocacay and Cumaovasi basins are compared with continental palaeoclimatic records of coal-bearing sediments in western Turkey and current temperatures in the Izmir region. According to this comparison, palaeoclimatic results of these basins and other localities in western Turkey show a distinct difference as a result of orographic change. The palaeovegetation in the Kocaçay and Cumaovasi basins during the studied time-span was affected by palaeotopography and palaeoclimate. In these basins mixed mesophytic, coniferous forests, and swamp palaeovegetation generally predominated during the late Early-early Middle Miocene. The role of the herbaceous taxa increased at the end of the late Middle Miocene (the Serravallian) in the Kocaçay and Cumaovasi basins. It is obvious from the palynomorph data of these basins that grassland palaeovegetation started to expand in the late Middle Miocene. Unlike in Central Europe, where late Burdigalian and Langhian represent a period of outstanding warmth, the so-called Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum, cold month mean temperatures reconstructed in this study point to an ongoing cooling trend, already from the late Burdigalian onwards, possibly related to increasing terrestrial conditions in the study area.
Project(s):
Neogene Climate Evolution in Eurasia (NECLIME)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 38.277500 * Median Longitude: 28.790000 * South-bound Latitude: 38.000000 * West-bound Longitude: 27.120000 * North-bound Latitude: 38.850000 * East-bound Longitude: 30.540000
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | |||
| 2 | Epoch | Epoch | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | |||
| 3 | Reference/source | Reference | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | |||
| 4 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | |||
| 5 | Temperature, annual mean, maximum | MAT max | °C | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 6 | Temperature, annual mean | MAT | °C | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 7 | Temperature, annual mean, minimum | MAT min | °C | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 8 | Temperature, coldest month, minimum | CMT min | °C | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 9 | Temperature, coldest month | CMT | °C | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 10 | Temperature, coldest month, maximum | CMT max | °C | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 11 | Temperature, warmest month, minimum | WMT min | °C | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 12 | Temperature, warmest month | WMT | °C | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 13 | Temperature, warmest month, maximum | WMT max | °C | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 14 | Temperature, annual mean range | MART | °C | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 15 | Precipitation, annual mean, minimum | MAP min | mm | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 16 | Precipitation, annual mean | MAP | mm | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül | ||
| 17 | Precipitation, annual mean, maximum | MAP max | mm | Kayseri Özer, Mine Sezgül |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
920 data points