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      A model-data comparison of δ13C in the glacial Atlantic Ocean

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      Hesse, T. , Butzin, M. , Bickert, T. and Lohmann, G. (2011): A model-data comparison of δ13C in the glacial Atlantic Ocean , Paleoceanography, 26 . doi: 10.1029/2010PA002085
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      https://doi.org/10.1029/2010PA002085
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      We compare a compilation of 220 sediment core δ13C data from the glacial Atlantic Ocean with three-dimensional ocean circulation simulations including a marine carbon cycle model. The carbon cycle model employs circulation fields which were derived from previous climate simulations. All sediment data have been thoroughly quality controlled, focusing on epibenthic foraminiferal species (such as Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi or Planulina ariminensis) to improve the comparability of model and sediment core carbon isotopes. The model captures the general δ13C pattern indicated by present-day water column data and Late Holocene sediment cores but underestimates intermediate and deep water values in the South Atlantic. The best agreement with glacial reconstructions is obtained for a model scenario with an altered freshwater balance in the Southern Ocean that mimics enhanced northward sea ice export and melting away from the zone of sea ice production. This results in a shoaled and weakened North Atlantic Deep Water flow and intensified Antarctic Bottom Water export, hence confirming previous reconstructions from paleoproxy records. Moreover, the modeled abyssal ocean is very cold and very saline, which is in line with other proxy data evidence.

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      Authors:
      Hesse, Tilman ; Butzin, Martin ; Bickert, Thorsten ; Lohmann, Gerrit
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      AWI Organizations > Climate Sciences > Paleo-climate Dynamics
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      Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES I (2009-2013) > TOPIC 3: Lessons from the Past > WP 3.3: Proxy Development and Innovation: the Baseline for Progress in Paleoclimate Research
      Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES I (2009-2013) > TOPIC 4: Synthesis: The Earth System from a Polar Perspective > WP 4.2: The Earth System on Long Time Scales
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      31193
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