Weathering indices as climate proxies. A step forward based on Congo and SW African river muds

PA Dinis, E Garzanti, A Hahn, P Vermeesch… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the influence of other geological and geomorphological factors, chemical
weathering at the Earth's surface is strongly controlled by climate. Thus, a measure of …

Paleoclimate and paleoceanography over the past 20,000 yr in the Mediterranean Sea Basins as indicated by sediment elemental proxies

F Martinez-Ruiz, M Kastner, D Gallego-Torres… - Quaternary Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Marine sediments record paleoenvironmental changes over time through variations in major
and trace element concentrations. The main objective of this paper is to review such …

[HTML][HTML] 非洲南部赞比西河流域距今30~ 5 ka 的孢粉组合及古气候变化

万正, 张虎才, 聂军胜, 赵永涛, 苗运法, 张晓楠… - 第四纪研究, 2023 - dsjyj.com.cn
非洲东南部晚更新世植被重建及对比研究有助于理解区域气候变化过程和驱动机制.
本研究依托国际大洋发现计划IODP361 航次科学任务所获取的U1477B 海洋钻孔, 对其上部4 …

Cryosphere carbon dynamics control early Toarcian global warming and sea level evolution

W Ruebsam, B Mayer, L Schwark - Global and Planetary Change, 2019 - Elsevier
The Earth's cryosphere represents a huge climate-sensitive carbon reservoir capable of
releasing carbon dioxide (CO 2) and methane (CH 4) from permafrost soils or gas reservoirs …

Assessing the utility of Fe/Al and Fe-speciation to record water column redox conditions in carbonate-rich sediments

MO Clarkson, SW Poulton, R Guilbaud, RA Wood - Chemical Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Geochemical proxies based on Fe abundance (Fe/Al) and Fe-speciation have been widely
applied to marine sediments in order to unravel paleo-depositional redox conditions though …

Wet phases in the Sahara/Sahel region and human migration patterns in North Africa

IS Castañeda, S Mulitza, E Schefuß… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
The carbon isotopic composition of individual plant leaf waxes (a proxy for C3 vs. C4
vegetation) in a marine sediment core collected from beneath the plume of Sahara-derived …

Astronomically controlled aridity in the Sahara since at least 11 million years ago

AJ Crocker, BDA Naafs, T Westerhold, RH James… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth. Yet the timing of its inception and its response
to climatic forcing is debated, leading to uncertainty over the causes and consequences of …

Development of Middle Stone Age innovation linked to rapid climate change

M Ziegler, MH Simon, IR Hall, S Barker… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The development of modernity in early human populations has been linked to pulsed
phases of technological and behavioural innovation within the Middle Stone Age of South …

Revisiting geochemical methods of distinguishing natural concentrations and pollution by risk elements in fluvial sediments

TM Grygar, J Popelka - Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of the natural variability of the element composition of
fluvial sediments, paying particular attention to As, Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Ti …

Timing and structure of Mega‐SACZ events during Heinrich Stadial 1

NM Stríkis, CM Chiessi, FW Cruz… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A substantial strengthening of the South American monsoon system (SAMS) during Heinrich
Stadials (HS) points toward decreased cross‐equatorial heat transport as the main driver of …