Organic carbon isotope record since the Late Glacial period from peat in the North Bank of the Yangtze River, China

Detailed organic carbon isotope (δ13Corg) measurements were conducted on two peat sequences recovered from the north bank of the Yangtze River, East China. Seven radiocarbon dates provided firm age control of this δ13Corg record and reveal palaeoclimatic changes since the Late Glacial period. The re...

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Main Authors: Hui Zhou, Cheng Zhu, Li Wu, Chaogui Zheng, Xiaoling Sun, Qingchun Guo, Shuguang Lu
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-07-01
Series:European Journal of Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2020.1795728
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author Hui Zhou
Cheng Zhu
Li Wu
Chaogui Zheng
Xiaoling Sun
Qingchun Guo
Shuguang Lu
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Cheng Zhu
Li Wu
Chaogui Zheng
Xiaoling Sun
Qingchun Guo
Shuguang Lu
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description Detailed organic carbon isotope (δ13Corg) measurements were conducted on two peat sequences recovered from the north bank of the Yangtze River, East China. Seven radiocarbon dates provided firm age control of this δ13Corg record and reveal palaeoclimatic changes since the Late Glacial period. The results show that the Holocene Megathermal Maximum occurred between 8385 and 7040 cal. yr BP. The Late Glacial climate was generally cold but fluctuated frequently between 12940 and 11815 cal. yr BP. The Older Dryas (from 12940 to 12810 cal. yr BP) and the Younger Dryas (from 12645 to 12170 cal. yr BP) were characterised by cold climate conditions. In contrast, 12810 to 12645 cal. yr BP (corresponding to the Allerød Warm Period) and 12170 to 11815 cal. yr BP (corresponding to a rapid warming period after the Younger Dryas, marking the beginning of the Holocene) were relatively warm phases. In contrast to other high-resolution records, it shows that the δ13Corg records of our study peats are largely controlled by a common forcing mechanism of solar insolation changes in the Northern Hemisphere, and exhibit similar variability to δ18O records obtained from stalagmites and GISP2 during the Late Glacial and early-mid Holocene.
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spelling doaj.art-a0496292f6df41e487120330e383de892022-12-22T03:38:59ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEuropean Journal of Remote Sensing2279-72542020-07-01001710.1080/22797254.2020.17957281795728Organic carbon isotope record since the Late Glacial period from peat in the North Bank of the Yangtze River, ChinaHui Zhou0Cheng Zhu1Li Wu2Chaogui Zheng3Xiaoling Sun4Qingchun Guo5Shuguang Lu6Anhui Normal UniversityNanjing UniversityAnhui Normal UniversityChuzhou UniversityAnhui Normal UniversityLiaocheng UniversityAnhui Normal UniversityDetailed organic carbon isotope (δ13Corg) measurements were conducted on two peat sequences recovered from the north bank of the Yangtze River, East China. Seven radiocarbon dates provided firm age control of this δ13Corg record and reveal palaeoclimatic changes since the Late Glacial period. The results show that the Holocene Megathermal Maximum occurred between 8385 and 7040 cal. yr BP. The Late Glacial climate was generally cold but fluctuated frequently between 12940 and 11815 cal. yr BP. The Older Dryas (from 12940 to 12810 cal. yr BP) and the Younger Dryas (from 12645 to 12170 cal. yr BP) were characterised by cold climate conditions. In contrast, 12810 to 12645 cal. yr BP (corresponding to the Allerød Warm Period) and 12170 to 11815 cal. yr BP (corresponding to a rapid warming period after the Younger Dryas, marking the beginning of the Holocene) were relatively warm phases. In contrast to other high-resolution records, it shows that the δ13Corg records of our study peats are largely controlled by a common forcing mechanism of solar insolation changes in the Northern Hemisphere, and exhibit similar variability to δ18O records obtained from stalagmites and GISP2 during the Late Glacial and early-mid Holocene.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2020.1795728peatorganic carbon isotopelate glacialclimatic changeyangtze river
spellingShingle Hui Zhou
Cheng Zhu
Li Wu
Chaogui Zheng
Xiaoling Sun
Qingchun Guo
Shuguang Lu
Organic carbon isotope record since the Late Glacial period from peat in the North Bank of the Yangtze River, China
European Journal of Remote Sensing
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title Organic carbon isotope record since the Late Glacial period from peat in the North Bank of the Yangtze River, China
title_full Organic carbon isotope record since the Late Glacial period from peat in the North Bank of the Yangtze River, China
title_fullStr Organic carbon isotope record since the Late Glacial period from peat in the North Bank of the Yangtze River, China
title_full_unstemmed Organic carbon isotope record since the Late Glacial period from peat in the North Bank of the Yangtze River, China
title_short Organic carbon isotope record since the Late Glacial period from peat in the North Bank of the Yangtze River, China
title_sort organic carbon isotope record since the late glacial period from peat in the north bank of the yangtze river china
topic peat
organic carbon isotope
late glacial
climatic change
yangtze river
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2020.1795728
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