Deglacial patterns of South Pacific overturning inferred from ²³¹Pa and ²³⁰Th.

ABSTRACT: The millennial-scale variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is well documented for the last glacial termination and beyond. Despite its importance for the climate system, the evolution of the South Pacific overturning circulation (SPOC) is by far less well understood. A recently published study highlights the potential applicability of the ²³¹Pa/²³⁰Th-proxy in the Pacific. Here, we present five sedimentary down-core profiles of ²³¹Pa/²³⁰Th-ratios measured on a depth transect from the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean to test this hypothesis using downcore records. Our data are consistent with an increase in SPOC as early as 20 ka that peaked during Heinrich Stadial 1. The timing indicates that the SPOC did not si

SUBMITTER: Ronge TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8517020 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature