Cuban stalagmite suggests relationship between Caribbean precipitation and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation during the past 1.3 ka

• Verfasst von: Fensterer, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Scholz, Denis [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Spötl, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Mangini, Augusto [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Cuban stalagmite suggests relationship between Caribbean precipitation and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation during the past 1.3 ka
• Verf.angabe: Claudia Fensterer, Denis Scholz, Dirk Hoffmann, Christoph Spötl, Jesús M Pajón and Augusto Mangini
• E-Jahr: 2012
• Jahr: July 3, 2012
• Umfang: 8 S.
• Teil: volume:22
• Teil: year:2012
• Teil: number:12
• Teil: pages:1405-1412
• Teil: extent:8
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 15.08.2019
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: The Holocene
• Ort Quelle: Los Angeles, Calif. [u.a.] : Sage, 1991
• Jahr Quelle: 2012
• Band/Heft Quelle: 22(2012), 12, Seite 1405-1412
• ISSN Quelle: 1477-0911
• DOI: doi:10.1177/0959683612449759
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1581201338

Abstract

Here we present the first high-resolution δ18O record of a stalagmite from western Cuba. The record reflects precipitation variability in the northwestern Caribbean during the last 1.3 ka and exhibits a correlation to the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). This suggests a relationship between Caribbean rainfall intensity and North Atlantic sea-surface temperature (SST) anomalies. A potential mechanism for this relationship may be the strength of the Thermohaline Circulation (THC). For a weaker THC, lower SSTs in the North Atlantic possibly lead to a southward shift of the Intertropical Convergence Zone and drier conditions in Cuba. Thus, this Cuban stalagmite records drier conditions during cold phases in the North Atlantic such as the ‘Little Ice Age’. This study contributes to the understanding of teleconnections between North Atlantic SSTs and northern Caribbean climate variability during the past 1.3 ka.