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Four Climate Cycles of Recurring Deep and Surface Water Destabilizations on the Iberian Margin

University of Bern · British Antarctic Survey · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Centennial climate variability over the last ice age exhibits clear bipolar behavior. High-resolution analyses of marine sediment cores from the Iberian margin trace a number of associated changes simultaneously. Proxies of sea surface temperature and water mass distribution, as well as relative biomarker content, demonstrate that this typical north-south coupling was pervasive for the cold phases of climate during the past 420,000 years. Cold episodes after relatively warm and largely ice-free periods occurred when the predominance of deep water formation changed from northern to southern sources. These results reinforce the connection between rapid climate changes at Mediterranean latitudes and…

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Keywords
  • Geology
  • Climatology
  • Latitude
  • Polar
  • Mediterranean climate
  • Oceanography
  • Physical geography
  • Environmental science
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life below water
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