Earth and Planetary
Science Letters
1.
Growth of
north-east Atlantic cold-water coral reefs and mounds during the Holocene: A
high resolution U-series and 14C chronology
Mélanie
Douarin, Mary Elliot, Stephen R. Noble, Daniel Sinclair, Lea-Anne Henry, David
Long, Steven G. Moreton, J. Murray Roberts,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.05.023
Highlights
•Chronology
of Holocene cold-water coral ages revealed episodic reef growth.
•Inshore
reef growth off western Scotland averaged 3–4 mm a−1 but peaked
at 12 mm a−1.
•Reef
growth declined over the last 1.4 ka, 1.75–2.8 ka, and 3.2–3.6 ka.
•Cycles
of reef growth occurred synchronously across the north-east Atlantic.
•Lophelia
reef growth appears linked to shifts in North Atlantic circulation.
2.
Seasonal Mg/Ca
variability of N. pachyderma (s) and G. bulloides: Implications for seawater
temperature reconstruction
Lukas Jonkers,
Patricia Jiménez-Amat, P. Graham Mortyna, Geert-Jan A. Brummer
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.06.019
Highlights
•First
water-column evaluation of Mg/Ca-temperature proxy at low temperature.
•N.
pachyderma (s) and G. bulloides show very similar δ18O, but
contrasting Mg/Ca patterns.
•G.
bulloides Mg/Ca is high and co-varies with temperature.
•N.
pachyderma (s) Mg/Ca is low and shows very low sensitivity to temperature.
•Differences
between species not due depth habitat differentiation.
3.
Recent changes
in the flow of the Ross Ice Shelf, West Antarctica
Christina L.
Hulbe, Ted A. Scambos, Choon-Ki Lee, Jennifer Bohlander, Terry Haran
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.06.013
Highlights
•Patterns
of velocity and thickness change on the Ross Ice Shelf are investigated.
•Ice-mechanical
causes of velocity and thickness transients are investigated.
•Transients
reflect hundreds of years of changing boundary conditions.
•A
recent change in basal traction on the Whillans Ice Stream ice plain is
inferred.
4.
The Bossons
glacier protects Europe's summit from erosion
C. Godon, J.L.
Mugnier, R. Fallourd, J.L. Paquette, A. Pohl, J.F. Buoncristiani
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.05.018
Highlights
•We
determine the erosion efficiency in a glaciated watershed.
•Sediment
source is inferred from macroscopic criteria and U–Pb dating on zircons.
•The
glacial transport does not mix the supraglacial and the subglacial sediments.
•The
subglacial erosion is lower than the erosion in the non-glaciated areas around.
•There
is no erosion beneath cold ice meaning that the glaciers protect the relief.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta
5.
Climatic and
tectonic controls on sedimentation and erosion during the Pliocene–Quaternary
in the Qaidam Basin (China)
Richard V.
Heermance, Alex Pullen, Paul Kapp, Carmala N. Garzione, Scott Bogue, Lin Ding
Peiping Song
doi:10.1130/B30748.1
6.
The solid
Earth’s influence on sea level
Clinton P.
Conrad
doi:
10.1130/B30764.1
7.
Terrestrial
paleoenvironmental reconstructions indicate transient peak warming during the
early Eocene climatic optimum
Ethan Hyland,
Nathan D. Sheldon, Majie Fan
doi:10.1130/B30761.1
Global and Planetary
Change
8.
Sea level
variations in the tropical Pacific Ocean during recent two types of El Niño
events
Yi-Ting Chang,
Ling Du Shou-Wen Zhang, Peng-Fei Huang
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.06.001
Highlights
•The
amplitudes of interannual sea level variations in the tropical pacific
illustrate geographical distribution.
•A
sea-saw mode is dominant during the EP event but a shuttle pattern towers in
the central Pacific during the CP events.
•The
remote effect caused by the westward Rossby wave is more notable than the local
Ekman pumping in the two El Niño events.
9.
Late
Quaternary paleoenvironmental changes revealed by multi-proxy records from the
Chukchi Abyssal Plain, western Arctic Ocean
Rujian Wang,
Wenshen Xiao, Christian März, Qianyu Lia,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.05.017
Highlights
•Paleoenvironmental
changes in the western Arctic Ocean revealed by multi-proxy records.
•Ice
rafted detritus transported dominantly by icebergs under deglacial and warming
conditions.
•High
Ca/Al and Mg/Al ratios correspond to detrital carbonate deposition.
•Fine-grained
sediments transported dominantly by sea ice during
interglacials/interstadialsz.
•Planktonic
foraminiferal δ18O and δ13C depletions
indicate the pulsed meltwater discharges.
Palaeogeography,
Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
10. A 2,500-year multi-proxy reconstruction of
climate change and human activities in northern Spain: the Lake Arreo record
Juan Pablo
Corella, Vania Stefanova, Adel El Anjoumi, Eugenio Rico, Santiago Giralte, Ana
Moreno, Alberto Plata-Montero, Blas L. Valero-Garcésa,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.06.022
Highlights
•A
multiproxy study from Lake Arreo sediment cores (N Iberian Peninsula)
•Synergies
between climate and human activities since the Roman Period
•Arid
intervals prior to 1st century AD, between AD 890-1300) and the XXth century
•Cold
and humid phases occurred between AD 640-790) and AD 1300-1700
•Strong
impact of salt mining on the environment during the last 2ka
11. Quantification of climate change for the last
20,000 years from Wonderkrater, South Africa: implications for the long-term
dynamics of the Intertropical Convergence Zone
Loïc Truc,
Manuel Chevalier, Charly Favier, Rachid Cheddadi, Michael E. Meadows, Louis
Scott, Andrew S. Carr, Gideon F. Smith, Brian M. Chase
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.06.024
Highlights
•Quantitative
estimates of climate at a key South African site over the past 20 kyr.
•Reconstructed
trends show strong links with regional sea-surface temperatures.
•Reconstructions
indicate interhemispheric synchrony in the African tropics.
•Findings
do not support the hypothesis of direct insolation forcing of tropical African
climates.
•Highlights
a promising technique for analyzing palaeobotanical data in the region.
12. A 400-year record of hydroclimate variability and
local ENSO history in northern Southeast Asia inferred from tree-ring d18O
Chenxi Xu,
Masaki Sano, Takeshi Nakatsuka
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.06.025
Highlights
•The
long δ18O chronology built just by tree ring
oxygen isotopes was robust.
•ENSO
events history during the last 400 years was reconstructed in Southeast Asia.
•Reduction
of Asian monsoon activity during the last 200 years was found.
Quaternary International
13. Late Glacial to mid-Holocene palaeoclimate
development of Southern Greece inferred from the sediment sequence of Lake
Stymphalia (NE-Peloponnese)
Christian
Heymann, Oliver Nelle, Walter Dörfler, Helen Zagana, Norbert Nowaczyk, Jibin
Xue, Ingmar Unkel,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.02.014
14. Late Pleistocene glacial evolutionary stages in
the Gredos Mountains (Iberian Central System)
Javier Pedraza,
Rosa M. Carrasco, David Domínguez-Villar, Javier Villa
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2012.10.038
15. Holocene paleoenvironmental, paleoclimatic and
geoarchaeological significance of the Sheikh El-Obeiyid area (Farafra Oasis,
Egypt)
Mohamed A.
Hamdana, Giulio Lucarinib
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.01.009
16. Late Pleistocene–Holocene sedimentary records of
climate and lake-level changes in Lake Hazar, eastern Anatolia, Turkey
Kürşad Kadir Eriş
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2012.12.024
17. Stable isotope composition of middle to late
Holocene land snail shells from the Marroquíes archeological site (Jaén,
southern Spain): Paleoenvironmental implications
Yurena Yanesa,
José Antonio Riquelmeb, Juan Antonio Cámarac, Antonio Delgadob
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2012.06.037
Quaternary Science Reviews
18. Latest Pleistocene to Holocene hydroclimates from
Lake Elsinore, California
Matthew E.
Kirby, Sarah J. Feakins, Nicole Bonuso, Joanna M. Fantozzi, Christine A. Hiner
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.05.023
Keywords
Deglacial;
Southwest United States; Dipping westerlies; Hydrogen isotope; Lake Elsinore
Quaternary Research
Quaternary Geochronology
Marine Geology Nothing relevant
