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Venancio, Igor Martins; Mulitza, Stefan; Govin, Aline; Santos, Thiago Pereira dos; Lessa, Douglas Villela de Oliveira; Albuquerque, Ana Luiza Spadano; Chiessi, Cristiano Mazur; Tiedemann, Ralf; Vahlenkamp, Maximilian; Bickert, Torsten; Schulz, Michael (2018): Investigations of sediment cores GL-1248 and GeoB16202-2 to reveal changes in upper ocean stratification in the western equatorial Atlantic [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.895049, Supplement to: Venancio, IM et al. (2018): Millennial- to Orbital-Scale Responses of Western Equatorial Atlantic Thermocline Depth to Changes in the Trade Wind System Since the Last Interglacial. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 33(12), 1490-1507, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018PA003437

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Abstract:
Surface ocean circulation in the western equatorial Atlantic is mainly wind-driven and plays a major role for the transport of warm waters to the North Atlantic. Past changes in the strength and direction of the trade winds are well documented, but the response of the western equatorial Atlantic circulation and water column structure to these changes is unclear. Here, we used the difference between the stable isotopic oxygen composition of two species of planktonic foraminifera (Globigerinoides ruber white and Neogloboquadrina dutertrei) from two sediment cores collected off northeastern Brazil to investigate millennial- and orbital-scale changes in upper ocean stratification since the Last Interglacial. Our records indicate enhanced upper ocean stratification during several Heinrich stadials, partly due to a shoaling of the thermocline, which was linked to a decrease in the strength of southeast trades winds. In addition, we show that a decrease in wind zonality induced by increases in Northern Hemisphere low latitude summer insolation causes a shoaling of the thermocline in the western equatorial Atlantic. These ocean-atmosphere changes contributed to a reduction in the cross-equatorial transport of warm waters, particularly during Heinrich stadials and Marine Isotope Stage 4.
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Median Latitude: -1.249444 * Median Longitude: -42.798333 * South-bound Latitude: -1.908333 * West-bound Longitude: -43.401667 * North-bound Latitude: -0.920000 * East-bound Longitude: -41.591667
Date/Time Start: 2012-02-22T15:41:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-02-22T15:41:00
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Venancio, IM; Mulitza, S; Govin, A et al. (2018): Monte Carlo ensemble Delta δ¹⁸O of planktic foraminifera species in sediment core GeoB16202-2. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.895032
  2. Venancio, IM; Mulitza, S; Govin, A et al. (2018): Stable oxygen isotope records of sediment core GeoB16202-2. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.895030
  3. Venancio, IM; Mulitza, S; Govin, A et al. (2018): Radiocarbon age determination of sediment core GL-1248. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.895048
  4. Venancio, IM; Mulitza, S; Govin, A et al. (2018): Monte Carlo ensemble Delta δ¹⁸O of planktic foraminifera species in sediment core GL-1248. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.895033
  5. Venancio, IM; Mulitza, S; Govin, A et al. (2018): Stable oxygen isotope records of sediment core GL-1248. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.895031
  6. Venancio, IM; Mulitza, S; Govin, A et al. (2018): XRF Ti/Ca ratios of sediment core GL-1248. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.895010