Multidecadal variations in the early Holocene outflow of Red Sea Water into the Arabian Sea

S.J.A. Jung, G.M. Ganssen, G.R. Davies

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Abstract

We present Holocene stable oxygen isotope data from the deep Arabian Sea off Somalia at a decadal time resolution as a proxy for the history of intermediate/upper deep water. These data show an overall δ18O reduction by 0.5‰ between 10 and ~6.5 kyr B.P. superimposed upon short-term δ18O variations at a decadal-centennial timescale. The amplitude of the decadal variations is 0.3‰ prior, and up to 0.6‰ subsequent, to ~8.1 kyr B.P. We conclude from modeling experiments that the short-term δ18O variations between 10 and ~6.5 kyr B.P. most likely document changes in the evaporation-precipitation balance in the central Red Sea. Changes in water temperature and salinity cause the outflowing Red Sea Water to settle roughly 800 m deeper than today.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)658-668
JournalPaleoceanography
Volume16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001

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