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New controls on sedimentation and climate in the central equatorial Pacific Ocean
Allison W. Jacobel
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Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 05734, USA
Kassandra M. Costa
Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, 02543, USA
Lily M. Applebaum
Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 05734, USA
Serena Conde
Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, 02543, USA
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 02139, USA
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Short summary
The equatorial Pacific is an important region that helps determine Earth's climate. This work presents new age models for two sediment core sites located in that region, spanning the last 280 kyr. Our age models are based on new radiocarbon dates and oxygen isotope measurements. We also use the oxygen isotope data to infer changes in sea surface salinity patterns, finding evidence for a change in the position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) on glacial and interglacial timescales.
The equatorial Pacific is an important region that helps determine Earth's climate. This work...
