Evidence from giant-clam <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O of intense El Ninõ–Southern Oscillation-related variability but reduced frequency 3700 years ago
<p>Giant clams (<i>Tridacna</i>) are the largest marine bivalves, and their carbonate shells can be used for high-resolution paleoclimate reconstructions. In this contribution, <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span>&...
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| author | Y. Hu Y. Hu X. Sun X. Sun X. Sun X. Sun H. Cheng H. Cheng H. Yan H. Yan H. Yan |
| author_facet | Y. Hu Y. Hu X. Sun X. Sun X. Sun X. Sun H. Cheng H. Cheng H. Yan H. Yan H. Yan |
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| description | <p>Giant clams (<i>Tridacna</i>) are the largest marine bivalves, and their carbonate shells
can be used for high-resolution paleoclimate reconstructions. In this
contribution, <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span><span class="inline-formula"><sub>shell</sub></span> was used to estimate climatic
variation in the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea. We first evaluate sea
surface temperature (SST) and sea surface salinity (SSS) influence on the
modern resampled monthly (<span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i></span>-monthly) resolution of <i>Tridacna gigas</i> <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span><span class="inline-formula"><sub>shell</sub></span>. The results obtained reveal that <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span><span class="inline-formula"><sub>shell</sub></span> seasonal variation is mainly controlled by SST and
appears to be insensitive to local SSS change. Thus, the <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span>
of <i>Tridacna</i> shells can be roughly used as a proxy of local SST: a 1 ‰ <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span><span class="inline-formula"><sub>shell</sub></span> change is roughly equal to
4.41 <span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span>C of SST. The <span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i></span>-monthly <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span> of a 40-year-old
<i>Tridacna</i> <i>squamosa</i> (<span class="inline-formula">3673±28</span> BP) from the North Reef of the Xisha Islands was analyzed
and compared with the modern specimen. The difference between the average
<span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span> of the fossil <i>Tridacna</i> shell (<span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span> <span class="inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M19" display="inline" overflow="scroll" dspmath="mathml"><mrow><mo>=</mo><mo>-</mo><mn mathvariant="normal">1.34</mn></mrow></math><span><svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="41pt" height="10pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="2413dcffb35407d3792466e52a1cd2e8"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="cp-16-597-2020-ie00001.svg" width="41pt" height="10pt" src="cp-16-597-2020-ie00001.png"/></svg:svg></span></span> ‰) and the modern <i>Tridacna</i> specimen (<span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span> <span class="inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M21" display="inline" overflow="scroll" dspmath="mathml"><mrow><mo>=</mo><mo>-</mo><mn mathvariant="normal">1.15</mn></mrow></math><span><svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="41pt" height="10pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="c2dddad30e09b42cac8a198c1a8d7426"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="cp-16-597-2020-ie00002.svg" width="41pt" height="10pt" src="cp-16-597-2020-ie00002.png"/></svg:svg></span></span> ‰) probably implies a warm climate, roughly
0.84 <span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span>C, 3700 years ago. The seasonal variation 3700 years ago
was slightly lower than that suggested by modern instrumental data, and the
transition between warm and cold seasons was rapid. Higher amplitudes of
reconstructed <span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i></span>-monthly and <span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i></span>-annual SST anomalies imply an enhanced climate
variability during this warm period. Investigation of the El
Ninõ–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variation (based on the reconstructed
SST series) indicates reduced ENSO frequency but increased ENSO-related
variability and extreme El Ninõ winter events 3700 years ago.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea45a853130547838d2b4fb065e784862022-12-21T23:47:41ZengCopernicus PublicationsClimate of the Past1814-93241814-93322020-04-011659761010.5194/cp-16-597-2020Evidence from giant-clam <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O of intense El Ninõ–Southern Oscillation-related variability but reduced frequency 3700 years agoY. Hu0Y. Hu1X. Sun2X. Sun3X. Sun4X. Sun5H. Cheng6H. Cheng7H. Yan8H. Yan9H. Yan10School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSouthern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, ChinaInstitute of Global Environmental Change, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710054, ChinaDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USAState Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, ChinaCAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi'an 710061, ChinaOCCES, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China<p>Giant clams (<i>Tridacna</i>) are the largest marine bivalves, and their carbonate shells can be used for high-resolution paleoclimate reconstructions. In this contribution, <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span><span class="inline-formula"><sub>shell</sub></span> was used to estimate climatic variation in the Xisha Islands of the South China Sea. We first evaluate sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface salinity (SSS) influence on the modern resampled monthly (<span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i></span>-monthly) resolution of <i>Tridacna gigas</i> <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span><span class="inline-formula"><sub>shell</sub></span>. The results obtained reveal that <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span><span class="inline-formula"><sub>shell</sub></span> seasonal variation is mainly controlled by SST and appears to be insensitive to local SSS change. Thus, the <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span> of <i>Tridacna</i> shells can be roughly used as a proxy of local SST: a 1 ‰ <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span><span class="inline-formula"><sub>shell</sub></span> change is roughly equal to 4.41 <span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span>C of SST. The <span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i></span>-monthly <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span> of a 40-year-old <i>Tridacna</i> <i>squamosa</i> (<span class="inline-formula">3673±28</span> BP) from the North Reef of the Xisha Islands was analyzed and compared with the modern specimen. The difference between the average <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span> of the fossil <i>Tridacna</i> shell (<span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span> <span class="inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M19" display="inline" overflow="scroll" dspmath="mathml"><mrow><mo>=</mo><mo>-</mo><mn mathvariant="normal">1.34</mn></mrow></math><span><svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="41pt" height="10pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="2413dcffb35407d3792466e52a1cd2e8"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="cp-16-597-2020-ie00001.svg" width="41pt" height="10pt" src="cp-16-597-2020-ie00001.png"/></svg:svg></span></span> ‰) and the modern <i>Tridacna</i> specimen (<span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O</span> <span class="inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M21" display="inline" overflow="scroll" dspmath="mathml"><mrow><mo>=</mo><mo>-</mo><mn mathvariant="normal">1.15</mn></mrow></math><span><svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="41pt" height="10pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="c2dddad30e09b42cac8a198c1a8d7426"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="cp-16-597-2020-ie00002.svg" width="41pt" height="10pt" src="cp-16-597-2020-ie00002.png"/></svg:svg></span></span> ‰) probably implies a warm climate, roughly 0.84 <span class="inline-formula"><sup>∘</sup></span>C, 3700 years ago. The seasonal variation 3700 years ago was slightly lower than that suggested by modern instrumental data, and the transition between warm and cold seasons was rapid. Higher amplitudes of reconstructed <span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i></span>-monthly and <span class="inline-formula"><i>r</i></span>-annual SST anomalies imply an enhanced climate variability during this warm period. Investigation of the El Ninõ–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variation (based on the reconstructed SST series) indicates reduced ENSO frequency but increased ENSO-related variability and extreme El Ninõ winter events 3700 years ago.</p>https://www.clim-past.net/16/597/2020/cp-16-597-2020.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Y. Hu Y. Hu X. Sun X. Sun X. Sun X. Sun H. Cheng H. Cheng H. Yan H. Yan H. Yan Evidence from giant-clam <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O of intense El Ninõ–Southern Oscillation-related variability but reduced frequency 3700 years ago Climate of the Past |
| title | Evidence from giant-clam <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O of intense El Ninõ–Southern Oscillation-related variability but reduced frequency 3700 years ago |
| title_full | Evidence from giant-clam <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O of intense El Ninõ–Southern Oscillation-related variability but reduced frequency 3700 years ago |
| title_fullStr | Evidence from giant-clam <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O of intense El Ninõ–Southern Oscillation-related variability but reduced frequency 3700 years ago |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evidence from giant-clam <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O of intense El Ninõ–Southern Oscillation-related variability but reduced frequency 3700 years ago |
| title_short | Evidence from giant-clam <i>δ</i><sup>18</sup>O of intense El Ninõ–Southern Oscillation-related variability but reduced frequency 3700 years ago |
| title_sort | evidence from giant clam i δ i sup 18 sup o of intense el nino southern oscillation related variability but reduced frequency 3700 years ago |
| url | https://www.clim-past.net/16/597/2020/cp-16-597-2020.pdf |
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