A geochemical boundary in the East Sea (Sea of Japan): Implications for the paleoclimatic record
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Title
- A geochemical boundary in the East Sea (Sea of Japan): Implications for the paleoclimatic record
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Author(s)
- Han, S.-J.; Hyun, S.; Huh, S.; Chun, J.-H.
- KIOST Author(s)
- Hyun, Sang Min(현상민); null허식
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Alternative Author(s)
- 한상준; 현상민; 허식; 천종화
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Publication Year
- 2002-06
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Abstract
- Sediment from six piston cores from the East Sea (Sea of Japan) was analyzed for evidence of paleoceanographic changes and paleoclimatic variation. A distinct geochemical boundary is evident in major element concentrations and organic carbon content of most cores near the 10-ka horizon. This distinctive basal Holocene change is interpreted to be largely the result of changing sediment sources, an interpretation supported by TiO2/Al2O3 ratios. Organic carbon and carbonate contents also differ significantly between the Holocene and glacial intervals. The C/N ratio of organic matter is greater than 10 during the glacial period, but is less than 10 for the Holocene, suggesting that the influx of terrigenous organic matter was more volumetrically important than marine organic matter during glacial times. The chemical index of weathering (CIW) is higher for the Holocene than the glacial interval, and changes markedly at the basal Holocene geochemical boundary. Silt fractions are higher in the glacial interval, suggesting a strong effect of climate on silt particle transportation: terrigenous aluminosilicates and continental organic carbon transport were higher during glacial times than during the Holocene. Differences in sediment composition between the Holocene and glacial period are interpreted to have been climatically induced.
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ISSN
- 1598-141X
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/5786
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DOI
- 10.4217/OPR.2002.24.2.167
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Bibliographic Citation
- Ocean and Polar Research, v.24, no.2, pp.167 - 175, 2002
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Publisher
- Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute
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Keywords
- CIW; Climatic change; Geochemical boundary; Holocene
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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