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dc.contributor.authorMahesh, B.
dc.contributor.authorBanakar, V.K.
dc.contributor.authorBurr, G.
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-14T10:51:04Z
dc.date.available2011-11-14T10:51:04Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationActa Geologica Sinica, vol.85; 2011; 950-956
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3955
dc.description.abstractThe effect of seasonally reversing monsoons in the northern Indian Ocean is to impart significant changes in surface salinity (SS). Here, we report SS changes during the last 32 kyr in the Lakshadweep Sea (southeastern Arabian Sea) estimated from paired measurements of delta sup(18)O and sea surface temperature (SST) using Globigerinoides sacculifer, an upper mixed layer dwelling foraminifera. The heaviest delta sup(18)O G. sacculifer (-0.07 + or -0.08 ppt) is recorded between 23 and 15 ka, which could be defined as the last glacial maximum (LGM). The delta sup(18) G. sacculifer shift between the LGM and Holocene is 2.07 ppt. The SST shows an overall warming of 2 degrees C from the LGM to Holocene (28 degrees C to 30 degrees C). However, coldest SSTs are observed prior to LGM, i.e., approx. 27 ka. The SS was higher (approx. 38 psu) throughout most of the recorded last glacial period (32.5 - 15 ka). This high salinity together with generally lower SSTs suggests a period of sustained weaker summer or stronger winter monsoons. The deglacial warming is associated with rapid reorganization of monsoons and is reflected in decreased salinity to a modern level of approx. 36.5 psu, within a period of approx. 5 kyr. This indicates intensification of summer monsoons during cold to warm climate transition.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGeological Society of China
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Springer/Geological Society of China. This paper is for R & D purpose and Copyright [2011] Springer.
dc.subjectmonssons
dc.subjectpalaeoclimate
dc.subjectforaminifera
dc.subjectoxygen isotope dating
dc.subjectHolocene
dc.subjectGlobigerinoides sacculifer
dc.titlePaired measurements of foraminiferal delta 18 O and Mg/Ca ratios of Indian monsoons reconstructed from Holocene to Last Glacial record
dc.typeJournal Article


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