Variations of the Somali upwelling since 18.5 ka BP and its relationship with southwest monsoon rainfall
<p>Somali upwelling history has been reconstructed for the last 18.5 ka BP based on biogenic silica fluxes estimated from a sediment core retrieved from the western Arabian Sea. Surface winds along the east African coast during the southwest monsoon (SWM) cause the Som...
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| author | D. Balaji D. Balaji R. Bhushan L. S. Chamyal |
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| description | <p>Somali upwelling history has been reconstructed for the last 18.5 ka BP based on
biogenic silica fluxes estimated from a sediment core retrieved from the
western Arabian Sea. Surface winds along the east African coast during the
southwest monsoon (SWM) cause the Somali upwelling; thus, the intensity of this
upwelling has been related to the variability of the SWM. Biogenic
silica flux variation suggests periodic weakening and strengthening of the
Somali upwelling. Weakened upwelling during the 18.5–15 ka BP period and strengthened
upwelling during the Bølling–Allerød (15–12.9 ka BP) suggest the onset of
the SWM. The Younger Dryas (12.9–11.7 ka BP) is marked
by reduced upwelling strength, with an intensification of the Somali upwelling
observed at the beginning of the Holocene and a further decline at 8 ka BP.
The increase in the upwelling strength recorded since 8 ka BP suggests SWM
strengthening during the latter part of the Holocene. A comparison of
upwelling variations with the SWM precipitation record
demonstrates a reversal in the relationship between the strength of the Somali
upwelling and SWM rainfall at the beginning of the Holocene.
This observed shift has been attributed to the variation in the SWM
strength due to the latitudinal shift of the intertropical
convergence zone (ITCZ) associated with changes in moisture sources.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30019c5bd82c43fab0768d78169adeb92022-12-22T00:11:20ZengCopernicus PublicationsClimate of the Past1814-93241814-93322018-09-01141331134310.5194/cp-14-1331-2018Variations of the Somali upwelling since 18.5 ka BP and its relationship with southwest monsoon rainfallD. Balaji0D. Balaji1R. Bhushan2L. S. Chamyal3Department of Geology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, IndiaGeoscience Division, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, IndiaGeoscience Division, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, IndiaDepartment of Geology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India<p>Somali upwelling history has been reconstructed for the last 18.5 ka BP based on biogenic silica fluxes estimated from a sediment core retrieved from the western Arabian Sea. Surface winds along the east African coast during the southwest monsoon (SWM) cause the Somali upwelling; thus, the intensity of this upwelling has been related to the variability of the SWM. Biogenic silica flux variation suggests periodic weakening and strengthening of the Somali upwelling. Weakened upwelling during the 18.5–15 ka BP period and strengthened upwelling during the Bølling–Allerød (15–12.9 ka BP) suggest the onset of the SWM. The Younger Dryas (12.9–11.7 ka BP) is marked by reduced upwelling strength, with an intensification of the Somali upwelling observed at the beginning of the Holocene and a further decline at 8 ka BP. The increase in the upwelling strength recorded since 8 ka BP suggests SWM strengthening during the latter part of the Holocene. A comparison of upwelling variations with the SWM precipitation record demonstrates a reversal in the relationship between the strength of the Somali upwelling and SWM rainfall at the beginning of the Holocene. This observed shift has been attributed to the variation in the SWM strength due to the latitudinal shift of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) associated with changes in moisture sources.</p>https://www.clim-past.net/14/1331/2018/cp-14-1331-2018.pdf |
| spellingShingle | D. Balaji D. Balaji R. Bhushan L. S. Chamyal Variations of the Somali upwelling since 18.5 ka BP and its relationship with southwest monsoon rainfall Climate of the Past |
| title | Variations of the Somali upwelling since 18.5 ka BP and its relationship with southwest monsoon rainfall |
| title_full | Variations of the Somali upwelling since 18.5 ka BP and its relationship with southwest monsoon rainfall |
| title_fullStr | Variations of the Somali upwelling since 18.5 ka BP and its relationship with southwest monsoon rainfall |
| title_full_unstemmed | Variations of the Somali upwelling since 18.5 ka BP and its relationship with southwest monsoon rainfall |
| title_short | Variations of the Somali upwelling since 18.5 ka BP and its relationship with southwest monsoon rainfall |
| title_sort | variations of the somali upwelling since 18 5 thinsp ka thinsp bp and its relationship with southwest monsoon rainfall |
| url | https://www.clim-past.net/14/1331/2018/cp-14-1331-2018.pdf |
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