A speleothem record of Holocene climate variability from southwestern Mexico

Date

2011

Authors

Bernal, Juan Pablo
Lachniet, Matthew
McCulloch, Malcolm
Mortimer, Graham
Morales, Pedro
Cienfuegos, Edith

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

University of Washington

Abstract

A paleoclimate reconstruction for the Holocene based upon variations of δ18O in a U-Th dated stalagmite from southwestern Mexico is presented. Our results indicate that the arrival of moisture to the area has been strongly linked to the input of glacial

Description

Keywords

Keywords: Holocene climate variability; ITCZ. ENSO; Me-xico; Oxygen isotopes; Stalagmite; Isotopes; Moisture; Oxygen; Climatology; atmospheric moisture; climate variation; El Nino-Southern Oscillation; geological record; Holocene; intertropical convergence zone; ox Holocene climate variability; ITCZ. ENSO; Mexico; Oxygen isotopes; Stalagmite

Citation

Source

Quaternary Research

Type

Journal article

Book Title

Entity type

Access Statement

License Rights

Restricted until

2037-12-31