The response of SST to insolation and ice sheet variability from MIS 3 to MIS 11 in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lions)

Here we present a sea surface temperature (SST) record based on the Uk′ 37 index from the PRGL1 borehole (Promess1) drilled on the upper slope of the Gulf of Lions (GL). This is the first continuous and high-resolution record in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea from marine oxygen isotope stage 3 (...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cortina, Aleix, Sierro, Francisco Javier, Flores, José Abel, Martrat, Belen, Grimalt, Joan O.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/135135
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/135135
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ice sheet
Insolation
Millennial-scale variability
SST
Northwestern Mediterranean
Atmospheric temperature
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Sumario:Here we present a sea surface temperature (SST) record based on the Uk′ 37 index from the PRGL1 borehole (Promess1) drilled on the upper slope of the Gulf of Lions (GL). This is the first continuous and high-resolution record in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea from marine oxygen isotope stage 3 (MIS) 3 to MIS 11. Due the location of the GL, the SST proxy can be considered to be a reliable tool to study the climate link between high latitude and midlatitude. During glacial inceptions, the northern ice sheet signal via cold northwesterly winds was first recorded in our study area in comparison with southern locations, highlighting the strong sensitivity of this location to high-latitude dynamics. Moreover, the amplitude of the millennial-scale variability in the western Mediterranean basin seems to be the result of both ice sheet and insolation variability. © 2015. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.