T. C. Brachert, C. Agnini, C. Gagnaison, J.‐P. Gély, M. J. Henehan, T. Westerhold
Abstract Astrochronologically calibrated deep‐sea records document the Cenozoic (66–0 Ma) global climatic cooling in great detail, but the magnitude of sea‐level fluctuations of the middle Eocene Warmhouse state (47.8–37.7 Ma) and the ∼40.3 Ma warming event of the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) is not well constrained. Here, we present a sequence stratigraphic classification of a shallow marine mixed carbonate—clastic ramp system for this time interval in Paris basin, France. Based on sedimentologic, paleogeographic and biostratigraphic data, we hypothesize that the 22 elementary sequences recognized each correspond to the long cycle of orbital eccentricity (0.405 Myr). With the exception of the MECO, the shoreline trajectory of superimposed, third‐order depositional sequences evolved in phase with the very long cycles of orbital eccentricity (2.4 Myr), suggesting significant polar ice build‐up leading to sea level lowstands during nodes of the very long eccentricity cycle. Inferred from Fischer Plot methodology, Lutetian third‐order eustasy was in the order of 5–10 m and during the MECO 30 m or more. Furthermore, the shallow‐water record implies that third order sea‐level changes were astronomically paced in the middle Eocene Warmhouse climate state, but a decoupling occurred during the transient MECO warming.
天文年代学校准的深海记录非常详细地记录了新生代(66-0 Ma)全球气候变冷，但中始新世暖室状态(47.8-37.7 Ma)和中始新世气候优化(MECO)的~ 40.3 Ma变暖事件的海平面波动幅度没有得到很好的约束。本文对法国巴黎盆地这一时期的浅海混合碳酸盐-碎屑斜坡体系进行了层序地层分类。根据沉积学、古地理和生物地层学资料，我们假设22个已识别的基本层序对应于轨道偏心长旋回(0.405 Myr)。除MECO外，叠加的海岸线轨迹，三级沉积序列与轨道偏心旋回(2.4 Myr)相演化，表明在极长偏心旋回的节点期间，显著的极地冰积聚导致海平面低水位。根据Fischer样地方法推断，Lutetian三阶海平面上升幅度为5-10 m, MECO期间为30 m或更大。此外，浅水记录表明，在始新世中期的暖化气候状态中，三级海平面的变化是以天文速度进行的，但在短暂的MECO变暖期间发生了解耦。
{"title":"Astronomical Pacing of Middle Eocene Sea‐Level Fluctuations: Inferences From Shallow‐Water Carbonate Ramp Deposits","authors":"T. C. Brachert, C. Agnini, C. Gagnaison, J.‐P. Gély, M. J. Henehan, T. Westerhold","doi":"10.1029/2023pa004633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2023pa004633","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Astrochronologically calibrated deep‐sea records document the Cenozoic (66–0 Ma) global climatic cooling in great detail, but the magnitude of sea‐level fluctuations of the middle Eocene Warmhouse state (47.8–37.7 Ma) and the ∼40.3 Ma warming event of the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) is not well constrained. Here, we present a sequence stratigraphic classification of a shallow marine mixed carbonate—clastic ramp system for this time interval in Paris basin, France. Based on sedimentologic, paleogeographic and biostratigraphic data, we hypothesize that the 22 elementary sequences recognized each correspond to the long cycle of orbital eccentricity (0.405 Myr). With the exception of the MECO, the shoreline trajectory of superimposed, third‐order depositional sequences evolved in phase with the very long cycles of orbital eccentricity (2.4 Myr), suggesting significant polar ice build‐up leading to sea level lowstands during nodes of the very long eccentricity cycle. Inferred from Fischer Plot methodology, Lutetian third‐order eustasy was in the order of 5–10 m and during the MECO 30 m or more. Furthermore, the shallow‐water record implies that third order sea‐level changes were astronomically paced in the middle Eocene Warmhouse climate state, but a decoupling occurred during the transient MECO warming.","PeriodicalId":54239,"journal":{"name":"Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology","volume":"4 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135516240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Benjamin H. Tiger, Stephen Burns, Robin R. Dawson, Nick Scroxton, Laurie R. Godfrey, Lovasoa Ranivoharimanana, Peterson Faina, David McGee
Abstract The low latitude Indian Ocean is warming faster than other tropical basins, and its interannual climate variability is projected to become more extreme under future emissions scenarios with substantial impacts on developing Indian Ocean rim countries. Therefore, it has become increasingly important to understand the drivers of regional precipitation in a changing climate. Here we present a new speleothem record from Anjohibe, a cave in northwest (NW) Madagascar well situated to record past changes in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). U‐Th ages date speleothem growth from 27 to 14 ka. δ 18 O, δ 13 C, and trace metal proxies reconstruct drier conditions during Heinrich Stadials 1 and 2, and wetter conditions during the Last Glacial Maximum and Bølling–Allerød. This is surprising considering hypotheses arguing for southward (northward) ITCZ shifts during North Atlantic cooling (warming) events, which would be expected to result in wetter (drier) conditions at Anjohibe in the Southern Hemisphere tropics. The reconstructed Indian Ocean zonal (west‐east) sea surface temperature (SST) gradient is in close agreement with hydroclimate proxies in NW Madagascar, with periods of increased precipitation correlating with relatively warmer conditions in the western Indian Ocean and cooler conditions in the eastern Indian Ocean. Such gradients could drive long‐term shifts in the strength of the Walker circulation with widespread effects on hydroclimate across East Africa. These results suggest that during abrupt millennial‐scale climate changes, it is not meridional ITCZ shifts, but the tropical Indian Ocean SST gradient and Walker circulation driving East African hydroclimate variability.
{"title":"Zonal Indian Ocean Variability Drives Millennial‐Scale Precipitation Changes in Northern Madagascar","authors":"Benjamin H. Tiger, Stephen Burns, Robin R. Dawson, Nick Scroxton, Laurie R. Godfrey, Lovasoa Ranivoharimanana, Peterson Faina, David McGee","doi":"10.1029/2023pa004626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2023pa004626","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The low latitude Indian Ocean is warming faster than other tropical basins, and its interannual climate variability is projected to become more extreme under future emissions scenarios with substantial impacts on developing Indian Ocean rim countries. Therefore, it has become increasingly important to understand the drivers of regional precipitation in a changing climate. Here we present a new speleothem record from Anjohibe, a cave in northwest (NW) Madagascar well situated to record past changes in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). U‐Th ages date speleothem growth from 27 to 14 ka. δ 18 O, δ 13 C, and trace metal proxies reconstruct drier conditions during Heinrich Stadials 1 and 2, and wetter conditions during the Last Glacial Maximum and Bølling–Allerød. This is surprising considering hypotheses arguing for southward (northward) ITCZ shifts during North Atlantic cooling (warming) events, which would be expected to result in wetter (drier) conditions at Anjohibe in the Southern Hemisphere tropics. The reconstructed Indian Ocean zonal (west‐east) sea surface temperature (SST) gradient is in close agreement with hydroclimate proxies in NW Madagascar, with periods of increased precipitation correlating with relatively warmer conditions in the western Indian Ocean and cooler conditions in the eastern Indian Ocean. Such gradients could drive long‐term shifts in the strength of the Walker circulation with widespread effects on hydroclimate across East Africa. These results suggest that during abrupt millennial‐scale climate changes, it is not meridional ITCZ shifts, but the tropical Indian Ocean SST gradient and Walker circulation driving East African hydroclimate variability.","PeriodicalId":54239,"journal":{"name":"Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135564900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S.‐B. Wilmes, V. K. Pedersen, M. Schindelegger, J. A. M. Green
Abstract Studies of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; 26.5–19 ka) tides showed strong enhancements in open ocean tidal amplitudes and dissipation rates; however, changes prior to the LGM remain largely unexplored. Using two different ice sheet and sea level reconstructions, we explicitly simulate the evolution of the leading semi‐diurnal and diurnal tidal constituents (M 2 , S 2 , K 1 , and O 1 ) over the last glacial cycle with a global tide model. Both sets of simulations show that global changes, dominated by the Atlantic, take place for the semi‐diurnal constituents, while changes for the diurnal constituents are mainly regional. Irrespective of the reconstruction, open ocean dissipation peaks during the sea level lowstands of MIS 2 (∼20 ka) and MIS 4 (∼60 ka), although dissipation values prior to MIS 2 are sensitive to differences in reconstructed ice sheet extent. Using the statistically significant relationship between global mean sea level and dissipation, we apply regression analysis to infer open ocean and shelf dissipation, respectively, over the last four glacial cycles back to 430 ka. Our analysis shows that open ocean tidal energy was probably increased for most of this period, peaking during glacial maxima, and returning to near‐present‐day values during interglacials. Due to tidal resonance during glacial phases, small changes in bathymetry could have caused large changes in tidal amplitudes and dissipation, emphasizing the need for accurate ice margin reconstructions. During glacial phases, once global mean sea level decreased by more than ∼100 m, the amount of open ocean tidal energy available for ocean mixing approximately doubled.
{"title":"Late Pleistocene Evolution of Tides and Tidal Dissipation","authors":"S.‐B. Wilmes, V. K. Pedersen, M. Schindelegger, J. A. M. Green","doi":"10.1029/2023pa004727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2023pa004727","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Studies of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM; 26.5–19 ka) tides showed strong enhancements in open ocean tidal amplitudes and dissipation rates; however, changes prior to the LGM remain largely unexplored. Using two different ice sheet and sea level reconstructions, we explicitly simulate the evolution of the leading semi‐diurnal and diurnal tidal constituents (M 2 , S 2 , K 1 , and O 1 ) over the last glacial cycle with a global tide model. Both sets of simulations show that global changes, dominated by the Atlantic, take place for the semi‐diurnal constituents, while changes for the diurnal constituents are mainly regional. Irrespective of the reconstruction, open ocean dissipation peaks during the sea level lowstands of MIS 2 (∼20 ka) and MIS 4 (∼60 ka), although dissipation values prior to MIS 2 are sensitive to differences in reconstructed ice sheet extent. Using the statistically significant relationship between global mean sea level and dissipation, we apply regression analysis to infer open ocean and shelf dissipation, respectively, over the last four glacial cycles back to 430 ka. Our analysis shows that open ocean tidal energy was probably increased for most of this period, peaking during glacial maxima, and returning to near‐present‐day values during interglacials. Due to tidal resonance during glacial phases, small changes in bathymetry could have caused large changes in tidal amplitudes and dissipation, emphasizing the need for accurate ice margin reconstructions. During glacial phases, once global mean sea level decreased by more than ∼100 m, the amount of open ocean tidal energy available for ocean mixing approximately doubled.","PeriodicalId":54239,"journal":{"name":"Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology","volume":"288 1-2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135566538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Sapropels are dark, organic‐rich layers found in Mediterranean sediments that formed during periods of bottom water anoxia. While various mechanisms have been proposed to have caused anoxic conditions, a primary factor is considered to be water column stratification induced by freshwater runoff related to intensified North African monsoon precipitation during precession minima. Monsoon intensification also induced Green Sahara Periods that may have impacted North African hominin dispersal. In this study, we present a novel regression‐based deconvolution of a high‐resolution planktonic foraminiferal oxygen isotope record to estimate the combination of freshwater runoff reaching the eastern Mediterranean and associated surface warming of the water column over the past 5 million years. Sapropels are known to occur in clusters associated with periods of high orbital eccentricity. Our analysis reveals a consistent influence of orbital eccentricity in modulating the North African monsoon, and a possible shift in runoff source area induced by the initiation of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets. Our findings provide important insights into the role of the North African monsoon in shaping Mediterranean environmental changes over the past 5 million years.
{"title":"Estimating Plio‐Pleistocene North African Monsoon Runoff Into the Mediterranean Sea and Temperature Impacts","authors":"D. Heslop, U. Amarathunga, E. J. Rohling","doi":"10.1029/2023pa004677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2023pa004677","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Sapropels are dark, organic‐rich layers found in Mediterranean sediments that formed during periods of bottom water anoxia. While various mechanisms have been proposed to have caused anoxic conditions, a primary factor is considered to be water column stratification induced by freshwater runoff related to intensified North African monsoon precipitation during precession minima. Monsoon intensification also induced Green Sahara Periods that may have impacted North African hominin dispersal. In this study, we present a novel regression‐based deconvolution of a high‐resolution planktonic foraminiferal oxygen isotope record to estimate the combination of freshwater runoff reaching the eastern Mediterranean and associated surface warming of the water column over the past 5 million years. Sapropels are known to occur in clusters associated with periods of high orbital eccentricity. Our analysis reveals a consistent influence of orbital eccentricity in modulating the North African monsoon, and a possible shift in runoff source area induced by the initiation of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets. Our findings provide important insights into the role of the North African monsoon in shaping Mediterranean environmental changes over the past 5 million years.","PeriodicalId":54239,"journal":{"name":"Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135455169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Three recently published papers including Napier et al. (2022, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021PA004355 ) utilize novel microanalytical approaches with varved marine sediments to demonstrate the potential to reconstruct seasonal and inter‐annual climate variability. Obtaining paleoclimate data at a resolution akin to the observational record is vitally important for improving our understanding of climate phenomena such as monsoons and modes of variability such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, for which appraisals of past inter‐annual variability is critical. The ability to generate seasonal and inter annual resolution sea surface temperature proxy time series spanning a thousand years or more is revolutionary and has the potential to fill gaps in our knowledge of climate variability. Although generally limited to sediments from regions with oxygen depleted bottom waters, there is great potential to integrate shorter seasonal resolution climate “snap shots” from other archives such as annually banded corals into composite time series. But as paleoceanographic data are used more by the observational and modeling fields, we make the case for conducting a thorough case‐by‐case assessment of the processes that influence the climate signal recovered from proxies, using careful replication to validate new approaches. Understanding or exploring the potential influence of processes which effectively filter the climate signal will lead to more quantitative paleoceanographic data that will better serve the broader climate science community.
{"title":"Assessing seasonal and inter‐annual marine sediment climate proxy data","authors":"Ed Hathorne, Andrew M. Dolman, Thomas Laepple","doi":"10.1029/2023pa004649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2023pa004649","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Three recently published papers including Napier et al. (2022, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021PA004355 ) utilize novel microanalytical approaches with varved marine sediments to demonstrate the potential to reconstruct seasonal and inter‐annual climate variability. Obtaining paleoclimate data at a resolution akin to the observational record is vitally important for improving our understanding of climate phenomena such as monsoons and modes of variability such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, for which appraisals of past inter‐annual variability is critical. The ability to generate seasonal and inter annual resolution sea surface temperature proxy time series spanning a thousand years or more is revolutionary and has the potential to fill gaps in our knowledge of climate variability. Although generally limited to sediments from regions with oxygen depleted bottom waters, there is great potential to integrate shorter seasonal resolution climate “snap shots” from other archives such as annually banded corals into composite time series. But as paleoceanographic data are used more by the observational and modeling fields, we make the case for conducting a thorough case‐by‐case assessment of the processes that influence the climate signal recovered from proxies, using careful replication to validate new approaches. Understanding or exploring the potential influence of processes which effectively filter the climate signal will lead to more quantitative paleoceanographic data that will better serve the broader climate science community.","PeriodicalId":54239,"journal":{"name":"Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135324769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Foraminiferal isotopes are widely used to study past oceans, with different species recording conditions at different depths. Their δ 18 O values record both seawater oxygen‐18 and temperature according to species‐specific fractionation factors, while their Δ 47 signatures likely depend only on temperature. We describe an open‐source framework to collect/combine data relevant to foraminiferal isotopes, by constraining species‐specific oxygen‐18 fractionation factors ( 18 α ) based on culture experiments, stratified plankton tows or core‐top sediments; compiling stratified plankton tow constraints on living depths for planktic species; extracting seawater temperature, δ 18 O, and chemistry from existing databases for any latitude, longitude, and depth‐range; inferring calcification temperatures based on the above data. We find that although 18 α differs between species, its temperature sensitivity remains indistinguishable from inorganic calcite. Based on > 2,600 observations we show that, although most planktic δ 18 O values are consistent with seawater temperature and δ 18 O over their expected living depths, a sizable minority (12%–24%) have heavier‐than‐predicted δ 18 O, best explained by calcification in deeper waters. We use this framework to revisit three recent Δ 47 calibration studies of planktic/benthic foraminifera, confirming that planktic Δ 47 varies systematically with oxygen‐18‐derived temperature estimates, even for samples whose δ 18 O disagrees with assumed climatological conditions, and demonstrating excellent agreement between planktic foraminifera and modern, largely inorganic Δ 47 calibrations. Benthic foraminifera remain ambiguous: modern benthic Δ 47 values appear offset from planktic ones, yet applying equilibrium Δ 47 calibration to the Cenozoic benthic foraminifer record of Meckler et al. (2022, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abk0604 ) largely reconciles it with δ 18 O‐derived temperatures, with discrete Δ 47 /δ 18 O discrepancies persisting in the Late Paleocene/Eocene/Plio‐Pleistocene.
{"title":"Revisiting oxygen‐18 and clumped isotopes in planktic and benthic foraminifera","authors":"M. Daëron, W. R. Gray","doi":"10.1029/2023pa004660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2023pa004660","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Foraminiferal isotopes are widely used to study past oceans, with different species recording conditions at different depths. Their δ 18 O values record both seawater oxygen‐18 and temperature according to species‐specific fractionation factors, while their Δ 47 signatures likely depend only on temperature. We describe an open‐source framework to collect/combine data relevant to foraminiferal isotopes, by constraining species‐specific oxygen‐18 fractionation factors ( 18 α ) based on culture experiments, stratified plankton tows or core‐top sediments; compiling stratified plankton tow constraints on living depths for planktic species; extracting seawater temperature, δ 18 O, and chemistry from existing databases for any latitude, longitude, and depth‐range; inferring calcification temperatures based on the above data. We find that although 18 α differs between species, its temperature sensitivity remains indistinguishable from inorganic calcite. Based on > 2,600 observations we show that, although most planktic δ 18 O values are consistent with seawater temperature and δ 18 O over their expected living depths, a sizable minority (12%–24%) have heavier‐than‐predicted δ 18 O, best explained by calcification in deeper waters. We use this framework to revisit three recent Δ 47 calibration studies of planktic/benthic foraminifera, confirming that planktic Δ 47 varies systematically with oxygen‐18‐derived temperature estimates, even for samples whose δ 18 O disagrees with assumed climatological conditions, and demonstrating excellent agreement between planktic foraminifera and modern, largely inorganic Δ 47 calibrations. Benthic foraminifera remain ambiguous: modern benthic Δ 47 values appear offset from planktic ones, yet applying equilibrium Δ 47 calibration to the Cenozoic benthic foraminifer record of Meckler et al. (2022, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abk0604 ) largely reconciles it with δ 18 O‐derived temperatures, with discrete Δ 47 /δ 18 O discrepancies persisting in the Late Paleocene/Eocene/Plio‐Pleistocene.","PeriodicalId":54239,"journal":{"name":"Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136079720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. R. Mollica, A. L. Cohen, F. Horton, Delia W. Oppo, Andrew S. Solow, David McGee
Abstract Sr‐U, a coral‐based paleothermometer, corrects for the effects of Rayleigh Fractionation on Sr/Ca by regressing multiple, paired U/Ca and Sr/Ca values. Prior applications of Sr‐U captured mean annual sea surface temperatures (SSTs), inter‐annual variability, and long‐term trends. However, because many Sr/Ca‐U/Ca pairs are needed for a single Sr‐U value as originally formulated, the temporal resolution of the proxy is typically limited to 1 year. Here, we address this limitation by applying laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICPMS) to three Porites colonies from Jarvis and Nikumaroro Islands in the central equatorial Pacific (CEP), generating ∼25 Sr/Ca‐U/Ca pairs per month of skeletal growth. Both Sr/Ca and U/Ca vary significantly over small (sub‐mm) length scales and support the calculation of Sr‐U values using the original regression method. Over the represented temperature range of 24–31°C, the Sr/Ca‐U/Ca‐SST relationships are nonlinear, a finding consistent with predictions of the Rayleigh model. To reflect this non‐linearity, we developed a calibration using multivariate nonlinear regression. The multivariate, three‐coral calibration was applied to 20 years of monthly resolved Sr/Ca and U/Ca of a coral interval not included in the calibration, yielding RMSE = 0.73°C and r 2 = 0.85 ( p < 0.05; df = 256). The multivariate calibration performed significantly better than Sr/Ca alone ( r 2 = 0.28). Applying the new calibration to a subfossil Porites from Kiritimati Atoll, CEP (2200 Before Present) yields equivalent phase and amplitude of interannual variability, but water temperatures ∼1.6°C cooler than they are in this region today.
{"title":"Capturing Equatorial Pacific Variability with Multivariate Sr‐U Coral Thermometry","authors":"N. R. Mollica, A. L. Cohen, F. Horton, Delia W. Oppo, Andrew S. Solow, David McGee","doi":"10.1029/2022pa004508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2022pa004508","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Sr‐U, a coral‐based paleothermometer, corrects for the effects of Rayleigh Fractionation on Sr/Ca by regressing multiple, paired U/Ca and Sr/Ca values. Prior applications of Sr‐U captured mean annual sea surface temperatures (SSTs), inter‐annual variability, and long‐term trends. However, because many Sr/Ca‐U/Ca pairs are needed for a single Sr‐U value as originally formulated, the temporal resolution of the proxy is typically limited to 1 year. Here, we address this limitation by applying laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐ICPMS) to three Porites colonies from Jarvis and Nikumaroro Islands in the central equatorial Pacific (CEP), generating ∼25 Sr/Ca‐U/Ca pairs per month of skeletal growth. Both Sr/Ca and U/Ca vary significantly over small (sub‐mm) length scales and support the calculation of Sr‐U values using the original regression method. Over the represented temperature range of 24–31°C, the Sr/Ca‐U/Ca‐SST relationships are nonlinear, a finding consistent with predictions of the Rayleigh model. To reflect this non‐linearity, we developed a calibration using multivariate nonlinear regression. The multivariate, three‐coral calibration was applied to 20 years of monthly resolved Sr/Ca and U/Ca of a coral interval not included in the calibration, yielding RMSE = 0.73°C and r 2 = 0.85 ( p < 0.05; df = 256). The multivariate calibration performed significantly better than Sr/Ca alone ( r 2 = 0.28). Applying the new calibration to a subfossil Porites from Kiritimati Atoll, CEP (2200 Before Present) yields equivalent phase and amplitude of interannual variability, but water temperatures ∼1.6°C cooler than they are in this region today.","PeriodicalId":54239,"journal":{"name":"Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135324812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Planktic foraminiferal‐based trace element‐calcium ratios (TE/Ca) are a cornerstone in paleoceanographic reconstructions. While TE‐environment calibrations are often established through culturing experiments, shell growth in culture is not always consistent with growth in a natural setting. For example, many species of planktic foraminifera thicken their shell at the end of their life cycle, producing a distinct “gametogenic” crust. Crust is common in fossil foraminifers, however, shells grown in culture do not often develop a thick crust. Here, we investigate potential vital effects associated with the crusting process by comparing the trace element (Mg/Ca, Na/Ca, Ba/Ca, Sr/Ca, Mn/Ca, Zn/Ca) and stable isotope (δ13C, δ18O) composition of alive, fully mature, uncrusted shells to recently deceased, crusted shells of Neogloboquadrina pachyderma collected from the same plankton tows off the Oregon (USA) coast. We find that uncrusted (N = 55) shells yield significantly higher Ba/Ca, Na/Ca, Mn/Ca, and Sr/Ca than crusted (N = 66) shells, and crust calcite records significantly lower TE/Ca values for all elements examined. Isotopic mixing models suggest that the crust calcite accounts for ∼40%–70% of crusted shell volume. Comparison of foraminiferal and seawater isotopes indicate that N. pachyderma lives in the upper 90 m of the water column, and that crust formation occurs slightly deeper than their average living depth habitat. Results highlight the necessity to establish calibrations from crusted shells, as application of calibrations from TE‐enriched uncrusted shells may yield attenuated or misleading paleoceanographic reconstructions.
{"title":"Geochemical differences between alive, uncrusted and dead, crusted shells of <i>Neogloboquadrina pachyderma</i>: Implications for paleoreconstruction","authors":"Brittany N. Hupp, Jennifer S. Fehrenbacher","doi":"10.1029/2023pa004638","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2023pa004638","url":null,"abstract":"Planktic foraminiferal‐based trace element‐calcium ratios (TE/Ca) are a cornerstone in paleoceanographic reconstructions. While TE‐environment calibrations are often established through culturing experiments, shell growth in culture is not always consistent with growth in a natural setting. For example, many species of planktic foraminifera thicken their shell at the end of their life cycle, producing a distinct “gametogenic” crust. Crust is common in fossil foraminifers, however, shells grown in culture do not often develop a thick crust. Here, we investigate potential vital effects associated with the crusting process by comparing the trace element (Mg/Ca, Na/Ca, Ba/Ca, Sr/Ca, Mn/Ca, Zn/Ca) and stable isotope (δ13C, δ18O) composition of alive, fully mature, uncrusted shells to recently deceased, crusted shells of Neogloboquadrina pachyderma collected from the same plankton tows off the Oregon (USA) coast. We find that uncrusted (N = 55) shells yield significantly higher Ba/Ca, Na/Ca, Mn/Ca, and Sr/Ca than crusted (N = 66) shells, and crust calcite records significantly lower TE/Ca values for all elements examined. Isotopic mixing models suggest that the crust calcite accounts for ∼40%–70% of crusted shell volume. Comparison of foraminiferal and seawater isotopes indicate that N. pachyderma lives in the upper 90 m of the water column, and that crust formation occurs slightly deeper than their average living depth habitat. Results highlight the necessity to establish calibrations from crusted shells, as application of calibrations from TE‐enriched uncrusted shells may yield attenuated or misleading paleoceanographic reconstructions.","PeriodicalId":54239,"journal":{"name":"Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology","volume":"2013 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135369371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura L. Haynes, Bärbel Hönisch, Kate Holland, Stephen Eggins, Yair Rosenthal
Abstract Foraminiferal Mg/Ca has proven to be a powerful paleothermometer for reconstructing past sea‐surface temperature, which, among other applications, is a critical parameter for boron isotope reconstructions of past surface ocean pH and PCO 2 . However, recent laboratory culture studies indicate seawater pH and the total dissolved inorganic carbon content (DIC) may both exert a significant additional control on foraminiferal Mg/Ca, likely influencing paleotemperature records as a result of seawater chemistry evolution on geologic timescales. In addition, the seawater Mg/Ca composition (Mg/Ca sw ) has been shown to reduce the sensitivity of foraminiferal Mg/Ca to temperature and possibly its sensitivity to the carbonate system as well. Here we present new Mg/Ca data from laboratory culture experiments with living planktic foraminifera— Globigerinoides ruber (p), Trilobatus sacculifer , and Orbulina universa — grown under a range of different pH and/or seawater DIC conditions and in low Mg/Ca sw to mimic the chemical composition of the Paleocene ocean. We also conducted targeted [Ca] experiments to help define Mg/Ca calcite –Mg/Ca sw relationships for each species and conducted new pH experiments with G . bulloides . We find that pH effects on foraminiferal Mg/Ca are reduced or absent at Mg/Ca sw = 1.5 mol/mol in all three species, and that T . sacculifer is generally insensitive to variable DIC and pH, making it the ideal species for Mg/Ca SST reconstructions back to 20 Ma. We apply our new T . sacculifer calibration to a Middle Miocene Mg/Ca record and provide recommendations for interpreting Mg/Ca records from extinct species.
{"title":"Calibrating Non‐Thermal Effects on Planktic Foraminiferal Mg/Ca for Application Across the Cenozoic","authors":"Laura L. Haynes, Bärbel Hönisch, Kate Holland, Stephen Eggins, Yair Rosenthal","doi":"10.1029/2023pa004613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2023pa004613","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Foraminiferal Mg/Ca has proven to be a powerful paleothermometer for reconstructing past sea‐surface temperature, which, among other applications, is a critical parameter for boron isotope reconstructions of past surface ocean pH and PCO 2 . However, recent laboratory culture studies indicate seawater pH and the total dissolved inorganic carbon content (DIC) may both exert a significant additional control on foraminiferal Mg/Ca, likely influencing paleotemperature records as a result of seawater chemistry evolution on geologic timescales. In addition, the seawater Mg/Ca composition (Mg/Ca sw ) has been shown to reduce the sensitivity of foraminiferal Mg/Ca to temperature and possibly its sensitivity to the carbonate system as well. Here we present new Mg/Ca data from laboratory culture experiments with living planktic foraminifera— Globigerinoides ruber (p), Trilobatus sacculifer , and Orbulina universa — grown under a range of different pH and/or seawater DIC conditions and in low Mg/Ca sw to mimic the chemical composition of the Paleocene ocean. We also conducted targeted [Ca] experiments to help define Mg/Ca calcite –Mg/Ca sw relationships for each species and conducted new pH experiments with G . bulloides . We find that pH effects on foraminiferal Mg/Ca are reduced or absent at Mg/Ca sw = 1.5 mol/mol in all three species, and that T . sacculifer is generally insensitive to variable DIC and pH, making it the ideal species for Mg/Ca SST reconstructions back to 20 Ma. We apply our new T . sacculifer calibration to a Middle Miocene Mg/Ca record and provide recommendations for interpreting Mg/Ca records from extinct species.","PeriodicalId":54239,"journal":{"name":"Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135274781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashly B. Padgett, Ethan G. Hyland, Christopher K. West, Landon K. Burgener, David R. Greenwood, James F. Basinger
Abstract Ancient greenhouse periods are useful analogs for predicting effects of anthropogenic climate change on regional and global temperature and precipitation patterns. A paucity of terrestrial data from polar regions during warm episodes challenges our understanding of polar climate responses to natural/anthropogenic change and therefore our ability to predict future changes in precipitation. Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands in the Canadian Arctic preserve terrestrial deposits spanning the late Paleocene to middle Eocene (59–45 Ma). Here we expand on existing regional sedimentology and paleontology through the addition of stable (δ 13 C, δ 18 O) and clumped (Δ 47 ) isotope analyses on palustrine carbonates. δ 13 C isotope values range from −4.6 to +12.3‰ (VPDB), and δ 18 O isotope values range from −23.1 to −15.2‰ (VPDB). Both carbon and oxygen isotope averages decrease with increasing diagenetic alteration. Unusually enriched carbon isotope (δ 13 C) values suggest that analyzed carbonates experienced repeated dissolution‐precipitation enrichment cycles, potentially caused by seasonal fluctuations in water availability resulting in summer carbonate dissolution followed by winter carbonate re‐precipitation. Stable isotopes suggest some degree of precipitation seasonality or reduction in winter water availability in the Canadian Arctic during the Paleogene. Clumped (Δ 47 ) temperature estimates range from 52 to 121°C and indicate low temperature solid‐state reordering of micritic samples and diagenetic recrystallization in sparry samples. Average temperatures agree with vitrinite reflectance data for Eureka Sound Group and underlying sediments, highlighting structural complexity across the region. Broadly, combined stable and clumped isotope data from carbonates in complex systems are effective for describing both paleoclimatic and post‐burial conditions.
{"title":"Paleogene Paleohydrology of Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands (Arctic Canada) From Palustrine Carbonates","authors":"Ashly B. Padgett, Ethan G. Hyland, Christopher K. West, Landon K. Burgener, David R. Greenwood, James F. Basinger","doi":"10.1029/2023pa004609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1029/2023pa004609","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Ancient greenhouse periods are useful analogs for predicting effects of anthropogenic climate change on regional and global temperature and precipitation patterns. A paucity of terrestrial data from polar regions during warm episodes challenges our understanding of polar climate responses to natural/anthropogenic change and therefore our ability to predict future changes in precipitation. Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands in the Canadian Arctic preserve terrestrial deposits spanning the late Paleocene to middle Eocene (59–45 Ma). Here we expand on existing regional sedimentology and paleontology through the addition of stable (δ 13 C, δ 18 O) and clumped (Δ 47 ) isotope analyses on palustrine carbonates. δ 13 C isotope values range from −4.6 to +12.3‰ (VPDB), and δ 18 O isotope values range from −23.1 to −15.2‰ (VPDB). Both carbon and oxygen isotope averages decrease with increasing diagenetic alteration. Unusually enriched carbon isotope (δ 13 C) values suggest that analyzed carbonates experienced repeated dissolution‐precipitation enrichment cycles, potentially caused by seasonal fluctuations in water availability resulting in summer carbonate dissolution followed by winter carbonate re‐precipitation. Stable isotopes suggest some degree of precipitation seasonality or reduction in winter water availability in the Canadian Arctic during the Paleogene. Clumped (Δ 47 ) temperature estimates range from 52 to 121°C and indicate low temperature solid‐state reordering of micritic samples and diagenetic recrystallization in sparry samples. Average temperatures agree with vitrinite reflectance data for Eureka Sound Group and underlying sediments, highlighting structural complexity across the region. Broadly, combined stable and clumped isotope data from carbonates in complex systems are effective for describing both paleoclimatic and post‐burial conditions.","PeriodicalId":54239,"journal":{"name":"Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135762946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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