Palaeo-productivity record from Norwegian Sea enables North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) reconstruction for the last 8000 years
NPJ CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE(2020)
摘要
The North Atlantic Oscillation is the dominant atmospheric driver of North Atlantic climate variability with phases corresponding to droughts and cold spells in Europe. Here, we exploit a suggested anti-correlation of North Atlantic Oscillation-phase and north-eastern North Atlantic primary productivity by investigation of south-eastern Norwegian Sea sediment cores spanning the last 8000 years. Age model uncertainties between 2 and 13 years for the period 1992–1850 AD allows for the proxy to observational data calibration. Our data suggest that Ca/Fe core-scanning results reflect sedimentary CaCO 3 variability in the region. Cross-correlating the Ca/Fe record with nearby phytoplankton counts and dissolved O 2 data suggests that Ca/Fe can be used as a proxy for primary productivity variability in the region. Our data support an anti-correlation of primary productivity to the winter North Atlantic Oscillation index. Hence, we propose a sub-decadally resolved palaeo-North Atlantic Oscillation reconstruction based on an open-ocean record spanning the last 8000 years.
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Palaeoceanography,Palaeoclimate,Earth Sciences,general,Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts,Atmospheric Sciences,Climatology,Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
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