Multi-proxy speleothem-based reconstruction of mid-MIS 3 climate in South Africa

Abstract δ 18 c and δ 13 c show strong variability and covary with Sr/Ca. This correlation suggests that the control on these proxies originates from internal cave processes such as prior carbonate precipitation, which we infer to be related to precipitation amount. The hydroclimate indicators furthermore suggest a shift towards overall drier conditions after 46 ka, coincident with cooling in Antarctica and drier conditions in the eastern part of South Africa corresponding to the summer rainfall zone (SRZ). ∘ C. Overall, the BL3 speleothem record thus suggests relatively stable temperature from 48.3 to 45.2 ka, whereas precipitation was variable with marked drier episodes on sub-millennial timescales.

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Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Multi-proxy speleothem-based reconstruction of mid-MIS 3 climate in South Africa ; volume:19 ; number:9 ; year:2023 ; pages:1847-1862 ; extent:16
Climate of the past ; 19, Heft 9 (2023), 1847-1862 (gesamt 16)

Creator
Maccali, Jenny
Meckler, Anna Nele
Lauritzen, Stein-Erik
Brekken, Torill
Rokkan, Helen Aase
Fernandez, Alvaro
Krüger, Yves
Adigun, Jane
Affolter, Stéphane
Leuenberger, Markus Christian

DOI
10.5194/cp-19-1847-2023
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023092804262951664943
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  • Maccali, Jenny
  • Meckler, Anna Nele
  • Lauritzen, Stein-Erik
  • Brekken, Torill
  • Rokkan, Helen Aase
  • Fernandez, Alvaro
  • Krüger, Yves
  • Adigun, Jane
  • Affolter, Stéphane
  • Leuenberger, Markus Christian

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