Elemental variability in the coralline alga Lithophyllum yemenense as an archive of past climate in the Gulf of Aden (NW Indian Ocean)

© 2017 Phycological Society of America.

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Publié dans:Journal of phycology. - 1966. - 53(2017), 2 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 381-395
Auteur principal: Caragnano, Annalisa (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Basso, Daniela, Storz, David, Jacob, Dorrit E, Ragazzola, Federica, Benzoni, Francesca, Dutrieux, Eric
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2017
Accès à la collection:Journal of phycology
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Asian monsoon proxy Ba/Ca Corallinales Laser Ablation ICP-MS Li/Ca Mg/Ca biogeochemistry Barium plus... 24GP945V5T Lithium 9FN79X2M3F Magnesium I38ZP9992A Calcium SY7Q814VUP
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Résumé:© 2017 Phycological Society of America.
This study presents the first algal thallus (skeleton) archive of Asian monsoon strength and Red Sea influence in the Gulf of Aden. Mg/Ca, Li/Ca, and Ba/Ca were measured in Lithophyllum yemenense from Balhaf (Gulf of Aden) using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and Mg/Ca ratio oscillation was used to reconstruct the chronology (34 y). Oscillations of element rates corresponding to the algal growth between 1974 and 2008 were compared with recorded climate and oceanographic variability. During this period, sea surface temperatures (SST) in Balhaf recorded a warming trend of 0.55°C, corresponding to an increase in Mg and Li content in the algal thallus of 2.1 mol-% and 1.87 μmol-%, respectively. Lithophyllum yemenense recorded decadal SST variability by Li/Ca, and the influence of the Pacific El-Niño Southern Oscillation on the NW Indian Ocean climate system by Ba/Ca. Additionally, algal Mg/Ca, Li/Ca, and Ba/Ca showed strong and significant correlations with All Indian Rainfall in the decadal range indicating that these proxies can be useful for tracking variability in the Indian monsoon system, possibly due to changes of the surface wind system, with deep water upwelling in summer, and a distinct seasonality
Description:Date Completed 05.09.2017
Date Revised 04.01.2018
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1529-8817
DOI:10.1111/jpy.12509