Heinrich event imprints in the Okinawa Trough: evidence from oxygen isotope and planktonic foraminifera

作者：Li TG^*; Liu ZX; Hall MA; Berne S; Saito Y; Cang SX; Cheng ZB

来源：Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2001, 176(1-4): 133-146.

DOI：10.1016/S0031-0182(01)00332-7

• Heinrich events
• planktonic foraminifera
• sea surface temperature
• oxygen isotopes
• Okinawa trough

Planktonic foraminiferal faunas, oxygen isotope and modern analog technique sea surface temperature records were obtained in piston core DGKS9603 (28degrees08.869'N, 127degrees16.238'E, water depth 1100 in) collected from the middle Okinawa Trough. During the last glaciation, four cold events were identified and correlate Heinrich events (HE) H2-5 of the last 45 ka. During the last deglaciation, core DGKS9603 has begun to be influenced by the Kuroshio since about 16 cal ka BP. Three weakenings of this warm current occurred at about 2.8-5.3, 11.4 and 15.5 cal ka BP respectively. Among the three fluctuations, the oldest one is synchronous with HE1 and could be a response to the strong cooling observed in the North Atlantic Ocean. The fluctuation occurring at about 11.4 cal ka ago corresponds to the Younger Dryas within the age error bars. Our observations provide new evidence that the HEs documented from Greenland and the northern North Atlantic had a global climatic impact. Changes in the intensity of the East Asian monsoon could be the main mechanism responsible for the paleoccanographic variations observed in the Okinawa Trough.

• 出版日期2001-12-25
• 单位中国科学院海洋研究所; 国家海洋局第一海洋研究所