Publication Date:
2023-10-19
Description:
Isolation and analysis of the eolian component of late Cenozoic pelagic sediments from the North Pacific provides direct information concerning changes in atmospheric circulation. A 50% increase in intensity of both the prevailing westerlies and the tradewinds coincides with increasing pole-to-equator temperature gradients resulting from the onset of northern hemisphere glaciation. At the same time, the mass flux of dust from continents to the North Pacific increased by a factor of 4.5, apparently reflecting significantly increased continental aridity associated with the late Cenozoic glacial ages.
Keywords:
31-292; 32-305; 32-310; 62-463; Accumulation rate, dust; Accumulation rate, mass; AGE; Calculated after FOLK; Deep Sea Drilling Project; Density, dry bulk; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Dust, aeolian; Event label; Glomar Challenger; GPC-3; Leg31; Leg32; Leg62; LL44-GPC-3; Median, grain size; North Pacific; North Pacific/CONT RISE; North Pacific/Philippine Sea/CONT RISE; North Pacific/SEAMOUNT; PC; Piston corer; Sedimentation rate
Type:
Dataset
Format:
text/tab-separated-values, 442 data points
