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Pronounced interannual variability in tropical South Pacific temperatures during Heinrich Stadial 1

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  • Thomas Felis

    (MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen)

  • Ute Merkel

    (MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen)

  • Ryuji Asami

    (Trans-disciplinary Research Organization for Subtropical Island Studies (TRO-SIS), University of the Ryukyus)

  • Pierre Deschamps

    (CEREGE, UMR 6635, Aix-Marseille Universités, CNRS, IRD, Collège de France)

  • Ed C. Hathorne

    (MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen
    Present address: GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, 24148 Kiel, Germany.)

  • Martin Kölling

    (MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen)

  • Edouard Bard

    (CEREGE, UMR 6635, Aix-Marseille Universités, CNRS, IRD, Collège de France)

  • Guy Cabioch

    (IPSL, LOCEAN, UPMC, CNRS, IRD, MNHN, Centre Institut de Recherche pour le Développement)

  • Nicolas Durand

    (CEREGE, UMR 6635, Aix-Marseille Universités, CNRS, IRD, Collège de France)

  • Matthias Prange

    (MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen)

  • Michael Schulz

    (MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen)

  • Sri Yudawati Cahyarini

    (Research Centre for Geotechnology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI))

  • Miriam Pfeiffer

    (Geological Institute, RWTH Aachen University)

Abstract

The early last glacial termination was characterized by intense North Atlantic cooling and weak overturning circulation. This interval between ~18,000 and 14,600 years ago, known as Heinrich Stadial 1, was accompanied by a disruption of global climate and has been suggested as a key factor for the termination. However, the response of interannual climate variability in the tropical Pacific (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) to Heinrich Stadial 1 is poorly understood. Here we use Sr/Ca in a fossil Tahiti coral to reconstruct tropical South Pacific sea surface temperature around 15,000 years ago at monthly resolution. Unlike today, interannual South Pacific sea surface temperature variability at typical El Niño-Southern Oscillation periods was pronounced at Tahiti. Our results indicate that the El Niño-Southern Oscillation was active during Heinrich Stadial 1, consistent with climate model simulations of enhanced El Niño-Southern Oscillation variability at that time. Furthermore, a greater El Niño-Southern Oscillation influence in the South Pacific during Heinrich Stadial 1 is suggested, resulting from a southward expansion or shift of El Niño-Southern Oscillation sea surface temperature anomalies.

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  • Thomas Felis & Ute Merkel & Ryuji Asami & Pierre Deschamps & Ed C. Hathorne & Martin Kölling & Edouard Bard & Guy Cabioch & Nicolas Durand & Matthias Prange & Michael Schulz & Sri Yudawati Cahyarini &, 2012. "Pronounced interannual variability in tropical South Pacific temperatures during Heinrich Stadial 1," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 1-7, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:3:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms1973
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1973
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