Timing and climatic impact of Greenland interstadials recorded in stalagmites from northern Turkey

Fleitmann, D.; Cheng, H.; Badertscher, S.; Edwards, R. L.; Mudelsee, M.; Göktürk, O. M.; Fankhauser, A.; Pickering, R.; Raible, C. C.; Matter, A.; Kramers, J.; Tüysüz, O. (2009). Timing and climatic impact of Greenland interstadials recorded in stalagmites from northern Turkey. Geophysical Research Letters, 36(19) Washington, D.C.: American Geophysical Union 10.1029/2009GL040050

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A 50 kyr-long exceptionally well-dated and highly resolved stalagmite oxygen (δ18O) and carbon (δ13C) isotope record from Sofular Cave in northwestern Turkey helps to further improve the dating of Greenland Interstadials (GI) 1, and 3–12. Timing of most GI in the Sofular record is consistent within ±10 to 300 years with the “iconic” Hulu Cave record. Larger divergences (>500 years) between Sofular and Hulu are only observed for GI 4 and 7. The Sofular record differs from the most recent NGRIP chronology by up to several centuries, whereas age offsets do not increase systematically with depth. The Sofular record also reveals a rapid and sensitive climate and ecosystem response in the eastern Mediterranean to GI, whereas a phase lag of ∼100 years between climate and full ecosystem response is evident. Finally, results of spectral analyses of the Sofular isotope records do not support a 1,470-year pacing of GI.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Physics Institute > Climate and Environmental Physics
10 Strategic Research Centers > Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR)
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geological Sciences

UniBE Contributor:

Fleitmann, Dominik, Badertscher, Seraina, Göktürk, Ozan Mert, Fankhauser, Adelheid, Pickering, Robyn, Raible, Christoph, Matter, Albert, Kramers, Jan Dirk

Subjects:

500 Science > 530 Physics

ISSN:

0094-8276

Publisher:

American Geophysical Union

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 15:25

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:26

Publisher DOI:

10.1029/2009GL040050

Web of Science ID:

000270696200005

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.38575

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/38575 (FactScience: 222432)

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