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Climate variability of southern Chile since the Last Glacial Maximum: a continuous sedimentological record from Lago Puyehue (40 degrees S)
Bertrand, Sebastien; Charlet, Francois; Charlier, Bernard et al.
2008In Journal of Paleolimnology, 39 (2), p. 179-195
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Keywords :
sediment; lake; grain size; magnetic susceptibility; climate; Younger Dryas; South America
Abstract :
[en] This paper presents a multi-proxy climate record of an 11 m long core collected in Lago Puyehue (southern Chile, 40 degrees S) and extending back to 18,000 cal yr BP. The multi-proxy analyses include sedimentology, mineralogy, grain size, geochemistry, loss-on-ignition, magnetic susceptibility and radiocarbon dating. Results demonstrate that sediment grain size is positively correlated with the biogenic sediment content and can be used as a proxy for lake paleoproductivity. On the other hand, the magnetic susceptibility signal is correlated with the aluminium and titanium concentrations and can be used as a proxy for the terrigenous supply. Temporal variations of sediment composition evidence that, since the Last Glacial Maximum, the Chilean Lake District was characterized by three abrupt climate changes superimposed on a long-term climate evolution. These rapid climate changes are: (1) an abrupt warming at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum at 17,300 cal yr BP; (2) a 13,100-12,300 cal yr BP cold event, ending rapidly and interpreted as the local counterpart of the Younger Dryas cold period, and (3) a 3,400-2,900 cal yr BP climatic instability synchronous with a period of low solar activity. The timing of the 13,100-12,300 cold event is compared with similar records in both hemispheres and demonstrates that this southern hemisphere climate change precedes the northern hemisphere Younger Dryas cold period by 500 to 1,000 years.
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Environmental sciences & ecology
Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Bertrand, Sebastien
Charlet, Francois
Charlier, Bernard  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Pétrologie et géochimie endogènes
Renson, Virginie
Fagel, Nathalie  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Argiles, géochimie et environnements sédimentaires
Language :
English
Title :
Climate variability of southern Chile since the Last Glacial Maximum: a continuous sedimentological record from Lago Puyehue (40 degrees S)
Publication date :
2008
Journal title :
Journal of Paleolimnology
ISSN :
0921-2728
eISSN :
1573-0417
Publisher :
Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
Volume :
39
Issue :
2
Pages :
179-195
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
SSTC - Services Fédéraux des Affaires Scientifiques, Techniques et Culturelles [BE]
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