Cool Glacial Temperatures and Changes in Moisture Source Recorded in Oman Groundwaters

Weyhenmeyer, C. E.; Burns, S.J.; Waber, Niklaus; Aeschbach-Hertig, W.; Kipfer, R.; Loosli, H.H.; Matter, Albert (2000). Cool Glacial Temperatures and Changes in Moisture Source Recorded in Oman Groundwaters. Science, 287(5454), pp. 842-845. American Association for the Advancement of Science 10.1126/science.287.5454.842

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Concentrations of atmospheric noble gases (neon, argon, krypton, and xenon) dissolved in groundwaters from northern Oman indicate that the average ground temperature during the Late Pleistocene (15,000 to 24,000 years before present) was 6.5° ± 0.6°C lower than that of today. Stable oxygen and hydrogen isotopic groundwater data show that the origin of atmospheric water vapor changed from a primarily southern, Indian Ocean source during the Late Pleistocene to a dominantly northern, Mediterranean source today. The reduced northern water vapor source is consistent with a drier Last Glacial Maximum through much of northern Africa and Arabia.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geological Sciences

UniBE Contributor:

Waber, Niklaus, Matter, Albert

Subjects:

500 Science > 550 Earth sciences & geology

ISSN:

0036-8075

Publisher:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Language:

English

Submitter:

Niklaus Waber

Date Deposited:

09 Feb 2016 14:32

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:51

Publisher DOI:

10.1126/science.287.5454.842

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.75300

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/75300

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