Groeneveld, Jeroen; Chiessi, Cristiano Mazur (2011): Stable oxygen isotope and Mg/Ca ratios on Globorotalia inflata [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.758694, Supplement to: Groeneveld, J; Chiessi, CM (2011): Mg/Ca ratios of Globorotalia inflata as a recorder of permanent thermocline temperatures in the South Atlantic. Paleoceanography, 26, PA2203, https://doi.org/10.1029/2010PA001940
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Abstract:
We present a species-specific Mg/Ca-calcification temperature calibration for Globorotalia inflata from a suite of 38 core top samples from the South Atlantic (from 8° to 49°S). G. inflata is a deep-dwelling planktonic foraminifer commonly occurring in subtropical to subpolar conditions, which qualifies it for reconstructions of the permanent thermocline. Apparent calcification depths and calcification temperatures were determined by comparing measured d18O with equilibrium d18O of calcite based on water column properties. Based on our core top samples, G. inflata apparent calcification depth is constant throughout the South Atlantic mid-latitudes with a depth of 350-400 m within the permanent thermocline. The resulting Mg/Ca-calcification temperature calibration is Mg/Ca = 0.72 +/-0.045/0.042 exp (0.076 +0.006 calcification 2 temperature) (r2 = 0.81) and covers the temperature range 3.1-16.5°C. We applied our Mg/Ca calibration to gravity core PS2495-3 from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at ca. 41°S to test its validity by reconstructing a low-resolution record covering the last two glacial-interglacial cycles. Our paleotemperature record reveals large changes in temperature for Terminations I and II, when permanent thermocline temperature increased by as much as 8°C. The G. inflata paleotemperature record suggests that oceanic fronts repeatedly migrated over the location of site PS2495-3 during the last 160 kyr. This study shows the potential of G. inflata Mg/Ca to reconstruct paleotemperatures in the permanent thermocline.
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German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 5472008: Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas
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Median Latitude: -37.001658 * Median Longitude: -24.067377 * South-bound Latitude: -48.911667 * West-bound Longitude: -60.091667 * North-bound Latitude: -8.143333 * East-bound Longitude: 6.788333
Date/Time Start: 1990-03-22T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2001-03-24T18:42:00
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GeoB1216-2 * Latitude: -24.925000 * Longitude: 6.788333 * Date/Time: 1990-03-22T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2263.0 m * Recovery: 0.3 m * Location: Cape Basin * Campaign: M12/1 * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Giant box corer (GKG) * Comment: KS, hellbraun
GeoB1217-1 * Latitude: -24.945000 * Longitude: 6.725000 * Date/Time: 1990-03-22T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2007.0 m * Recovery: 0.2 m * Location: Cape Basin * Campaign: M12/1 * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Giant box corer (GKG) * Comment: KS, hellbraun
GeoB1218-1 * Latitude: -25.168333 * Longitude: 5.918333 * Date/Time: 1990-03-22T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1023.0 m * Recovery: 0.14 m * Location: Walvis Ridge * Campaign: M12/1 * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Giant box corer (GKG) * Comment: KS, weiß-hellbraun, weich
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- Groeneveld, J; Chiessi, CM (2011): Fig. 4+5 Water temperature reconstruction from Mg/Ca ratios on sediment core PS2495-3. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.758693
- Groeneveld, J; Chiessi, CM (2011): Table 1. Surface sample locations, G. inflata δ¹⁸O, Mg/Ca, apparent calcification depths, and calcification temperatures. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.758622