Ivanova The Global Thermohaline Paleocirculation

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-90-481-2415-2
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 314 Seiten

Originally published in Russian in 2006, this is the first English translation of this important book on paleoceanography and paleoclimatology. Its initial publication was followed by a surge of interest in this subject prompting the author to revise and translate her original work. In the book, she successfully summarizes her own research over recent years and compiles an overview of up-to-date knowledge on past ocean circulation. The key topics include: - Modern thermohaline circulation and main stages of its development during the Cenozoic - Methods and proxies of paleoceanographic reconstruction - Variability of the meridional overturning circulation and paleoceanographic events in the North Atlantic during the last climatic cycle - Influence of the global thermohaline circulation on paleoceanographic events in the Eurasian Arctic seas, the Northern Indian Ocean, and the South China Sea - The role of the thermohaline circulation in global teleconnections in the Antarctic, Eurasian Arctic, northern Pacific and low latitudes Indo-Pacific. Comprehensive investigation of hundreds of international publications and her own results, convinced the author that the global thermohaline circulation controls the remote teleconnections on millennial-scale and partly on centennial-scale, while short-term climate signals are mainly transferred by the atmosphere. This revised and extended English edition provides the latest unpublished data, new figures and modeling results. The extensive reference list contains more than 100 publications and 140 new references.

Elena Ivanova is a member of Russian Paleontological Society and of the American Geophysical Union and a Russian representative in IMAGES (The International Marine Core Study) Program. Her book is based on her Habilitation Thesis defended at Shirshov Institute of Oceanology in 2003. She collected the material for her book during 10 marine cruises including the IMAGES MONA cruise, and Russian-Norwegian cruise in the Barents Sea in 2004 where Elena Ivanova was a Chief Scientist. She also worked as a visiting scientist at eight institutes outside of Russia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ivanova, Elena

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;6
2;Contents;10
3;Acknowledgments;8
4;Introduction;13
5;1 The Global Thermohaline Circulation and the Main Stages of Its Development During the Cenozoic;18
5.1;1.1 Modern Thermohaline Circulation and the Global Conveyor Belt;18
5.2;1.2 Atmospheric Circulation Modes and Their Linkage to Thermohaline Circulation;28
5.2.1;1.2.1 NAO, AO, and PDO;28
5.2.2;1.2.2 ENSO;30
5.3;1.3 An Overview of the Global Thermohaline Circulation Development over the Course of the Cenozoic;32
5.4;1.4 Summary;39
6;2 Methods and Proxies of Paleoceanographic Reconstructions;40
7;3 Variability of the Meridional Overturning Circulation and Paleoceanographic Events in the North Atlantic During the Last Climatic Cycle;47
7.1;3.1 Introduction;47
7.2;3.2 Last Interglaciation;48
7.3;3.3 Last Glaciation;51
7.4;3.4 DansgaardOeschger Cycles;56
7.5;3.5 Heinrich Events;62
7.6;3.6 Deglaciation and the Holocene;69
7.7;3.7 Summary;74
8;4 Influence of the Global Thermohaline Circulation on Paleoceanographic Events in the Eurasian Arctic Seas;76
8.1;4.1 Introduction;76
8.2;4.2 An Overview of the Modern Arctic Hydrology;77
8.3;4.3 Modern Hydrology and Sedimentation Environments in the Barents and Kara Seas;79
8.4;4.4 Stratigraphy and Correlation of Postglacial Sediments;84
8.5;4.5 The Influence of the Atlantic Water Input on the Paleoenvironments in the Barents and Kara Seas;101
8.5.1;4.5.1 The End of the Last Glaciation;101
8.5.2;4.5.2 Deglaciation;102
8.5.3;4.5.3 The Long-Term Holocene Events;106
8.5.4;4.5.4 The Short-Term Holocene Events;113
8.6;4.6 Summary;120
9;5 Paleoceanography of the Northern Indian Ocean: Linkages to Monsoon and Global Thermohaline Paleocirculation;122
9.1;5.1 Introduction;122
9.2;5.2 Modern Surface Circulation in the Northern Indian Ocean;123
9.3;5.3 Onset and Development of the Monsoon Circulation in the Indian Ocean During the Neogene;128
9.4;5.4 Variations in Paleoenvironments and Monsoon Circulation During the Late PleistoceneHolocene;131
9.5;5.5 Paleoproductivity Variations in the Arabian Sea Related to Monsoon and Thermohaline Circulation;136
9.6;5.6 Mechanisms Controlling the Monsoon Intensity During the Pleistocene;150
9.7;5.7 Paleoceanographic Changes in the Tropical Indian Ocean Linked to Variations in the Return Branch of Global Thermohaline Circulation;154
9.8;5.8 Summary;159
10;6 Influence of the Thermohaline Circulation on Paleoceanographic Events in the South China Sea;161
10.1;6.1 Introduction;161
10.2;6.2 Paleoceanographic Events in the South China Sea from the Last Glaciation to Holocene;163
10.3;6.3 Variations of the East Asian Monsoon During the Holocene;178
10.4;6.4 Linkages of the Monsoon Circulation to Global Climate Change;180
10.5;6.5 Summary;183
11;7 The Role of Thermohaline Circulation in Global Teleconnections;185
11.1;7.1 Introduction;185
11.2;7.2 Interhemispheric Teleconnections;191
11.3;7.3 Linkages Between the North Atlantic and Eurasian Arctic Seas;197
11.4;7.4 Teleconnections Between North Atlantic and Monsoon Regions;198
11.5;7.5 Teleconnections Among North Pacific, North Atlantic, and Southern Ocean;200
11.6;7.6 Pole-to-Equator Teleconnections in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific;203
11.7;7.7 Mechanisms of Teleconnection;208
11.8;7.8 Summary;213
12;Conclusion;213
13;Appendix;217
14;Abbreviations;252
15;References;254
16;Colour Plates;297
17;Index;315