Millennial-scale variations in sedimentary oxygenation in the western subtropical North Pacific and its links to North Atlantic climate
<p>The deep-ocean carbon cycle, especially carbon sequestration and outgassing, is one of the mechanisms to explain variations in atmospheric <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> concentrations on millennial and orbital timescales. However, the p...
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| author | J. Zou J. Zou X. Shi X. Shi A. Zhu S. Kandasamy X. Gong L. Lembke-Jene M.-T. Chen Y. Wu Y. Wu S. Ge S. Ge Y. Liu Y. Liu X. Xue G. Lohmann R. Tiedemann |
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| description | <p>The deep-ocean carbon cycle, especially carbon sequestration and outgassing,
is one of the mechanisms to explain variations in atmospheric <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span>
concentrations on millennial and orbital timescales. However, the potential
role of subtropical North Pacific subsurface waters in modulating
atmospheric <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> levels on millennial timescales is poorly constrained.
An increase in the respired <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> concentration in the glacial deep-ocean
due to biological pump generally corresponds to deoxygenation in the ocean
interior. This link thus offers a chance to study oceanic ventilation and
coeval export productivity based on redox-controlled sedimentary
geochemical parameters. Here, we investigate a suite of geochemical proxies
in a sediment core from the Okinawa Trough to understand sedimentary
oxygenation variations in the subtropical North Pacific over the last 50 000 years (50 ka). Our results suggest that enhanced mid-depth western
subtropical North Pacific (WSTNP) sedimentary oxygenation occurred during
cold intervals and after 8.5 ka, while oxygenation decreased during the
Bölling-Alleröd (B/A) and Preboreal. The enhanced oxygenation during
cold spells is linked to the North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW), while
interglacial increase after 8.5 ka is linked to an intensification of the
Kuroshio Current due to strengthened northeast trade winds over the tropics.
The enhanced formation of the NPIW during Heinrich Stadial 1 (HS1) was likely
driven by the perturbation of sea ice formation and sea surface salinity
oscillations in the high-latitude North Pacific. The diminished sedimentary
oxygenation during the B/A due to a decreased NPIW formation and enhanced
export production, indicates an expansion of the oxygen minimum zone in the
North Pacific and enhanced <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> sequestration at mid-depth waters, along
with the termination of atmospheric <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> concentration increase. We
attribute the millennial-scale changes to an intensified NPIW and enhanced
abyss flushing during deglacial cold and warm intervals, respectively,
closely related to variations in North Atlantic Deep Water formation.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-196f809848114f9b86440919f71069692022-12-21T20:32:26ZengCopernicus PublicationsClimate of the Past1814-93241814-93322020-02-011638740710.5194/cp-16-387-2020Millennial-scale variations in sedimentary oxygenation in the western subtropical North Pacific and its links to North Atlantic climateJ. Zou0J. Zou1X. Shi2X. Shi3A. Zhu4S. Kandasamy5X. Gong6L. Lembke-Jene7M.-T. Chen8Y. Wu9Y. Wu10S. Ge11S. Ge12Y. Liu13Y. Liu14X. Xue15G. Lohmann16R. Tiedemann17Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Qingdao 266061, ChinaLaboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Qingdao 266061, ChinaLaboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Qingdao 266061, ChinaDepartment of Geological Oceanography and State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, ChinaAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, GermanyAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, GermanyInstitute of Earth Sciences & Center of Excellence for the Oceans & Center of Excellence for Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, TaiwanKey Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Qingdao 266061, ChinaLaboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Qingdao 266061, ChinaLaboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Qingdao 266061, ChinaLaboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Qingdao 266061, ChinaAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, GermanyAlfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany<p>The deep-ocean carbon cycle, especially carbon sequestration and outgassing, is one of the mechanisms to explain variations in atmospheric <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> concentrations on millennial and orbital timescales. However, the potential role of subtropical North Pacific subsurface waters in modulating atmospheric <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> levels on millennial timescales is poorly constrained. An increase in the respired <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> concentration in the glacial deep-ocean due to biological pump generally corresponds to deoxygenation in the ocean interior. This link thus offers a chance to study oceanic ventilation and coeval export productivity based on redox-controlled sedimentary geochemical parameters. Here, we investigate a suite of geochemical proxies in a sediment core from the Okinawa Trough to understand sedimentary oxygenation variations in the subtropical North Pacific over the last 50 000 years (50 ka). Our results suggest that enhanced mid-depth western subtropical North Pacific (WSTNP) sedimentary oxygenation occurred during cold intervals and after 8.5 ka, while oxygenation decreased during the Bölling-Alleröd (B/A) and Preboreal. The enhanced oxygenation during cold spells is linked to the North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW), while interglacial increase after 8.5 ka is linked to an intensification of the Kuroshio Current due to strengthened northeast trade winds over the tropics. The enhanced formation of the NPIW during Heinrich Stadial 1 (HS1) was likely driven by the perturbation of sea ice formation and sea surface salinity oscillations in the high-latitude North Pacific. The diminished sedimentary oxygenation during the B/A due to a decreased NPIW formation and enhanced export production, indicates an expansion of the oxygen minimum zone in the North Pacific and enhanced <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> sequestration at mid-depth waters, along with the termination of atmospheric <span class="inline-formula">CO<sub>2</sub></span> concentration increase. We attribute the millennial-scale changes to an intensified NPIW and enhanced abyss flushing during deglacial cold and warm intervals, respectively, closely related to variations in North Atlantic Deep Water formation.</p>https://www.clim-past.net/16/387/2020/cp-16-387-2020.pdf |
| spellingShingle | J. Zou J. Zou X. Shi X. Shi A. Zhu S. Kandasamy X. Gong L. Lembke-Jene M.-T. Chen Y. Wu Y. Wu S. Ge S. Ge Y. Liu Y. Liu X. Xue G. Lohmann R. Tiedemann Millennial-scale variations in sedimentary oxygenation in the western subtropical North Pacific and its links to North Atlantic climate Climate of the Past |
| title | Millennial-scale variations in sedimentary oxygenation in the western subtropical North Pacific and its links to North Atlantic climate |
| title_full | Millennial-scale variations in sedimentary oxygenation in the western subtropical North Pacific and its links to North Atlantic climate |
| title_fullStr | Millennial-scale variations in sedimentary oxygenation in the western subtropical North Pacific and its links to North Atlantic climate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Millennial-scale variations in sedimentary oxygenation in the western subtropical North Pacific and its links to North Atlantic climate |
| title_short | Millennial-scale variations in sedimentary oxygenation in the western subtropical North Pacific and its links to North Atlantic climate |
| title_sort | millennial scale variations in sedimentary oxygenation in the western subtropical north pacific and its links to north atlantic climate |
| url | https://www.clim-past.net/16/387/2020/cp-16-387-2020.pdf |
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