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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Nordic Seas Paleoceanography and paleoclimate during the last glacial cycles

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This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Paleoceanography. The data include parameters of paleoceanography with a geographic location of North Atlantic Ocean. The time period coverage is from 135100 to 0 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
  • Cite as: Fronval, T.; Jansen, E. (1997-07-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Nordic Seas Paleoceanography and paleoclimate during the last glacial cycles. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/a4kd-5r06. Accessed [date].
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Coverage Description Date Range: 135100 14C yr BP to 0 14C yr BP; Date Range: 135100 cal yr BP to 0 cal yr BP;
Time Period -133150 to 1950
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -13.87
East: 4.57
South: 63.52
North: 73.77
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Eemian and early Weichselian (140-60ka) paleoceanography and paleoclimate in the Nordic seas with comparisons to Holocene conditions
    • Associated Reference published 1997
      Fronval, T., and E. Jansen, 1997: Eemian and early Weichselian (140-60ka) paleoceanography and paleoclimate in the Nordic seas with comparisons to Holocene conditions. Paleoceanography, 12, 443-462, 10.1029/97PA00322
Publication Dates
  • publication: 1997-07-01
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic time series were extracted from Norwegian, Iceland, and Greenland Sea (the Nordic seas) sediment sequences covering the time intervals 60–140 ka and 0–15 ka on the basis of stable isotope stratigraphy, planktonic foraminiferal faunas, and sedimentological methods. The proxy temperature records from the Norwegian-Iceland Sea display a number of high-frequency and high-amplitude variations within the last interglacial (the Eemian) indicating marked changes in heat flux at high northern latitudes. Eemian-Holocene comparisons document that the climate of the Norwegian-Iceland Sea in the last interglacial was less stable than that of the present interglacial and that the distribution of surface water masses in the Eemian differed from that of the Holocene. Within the Greenland Sea, uniform cold conditions prevailed throughout both interglacials. Cooling of the Nordic seas, as well as the initial growth of the surrounding ice sheets, began within the Eemian interval, before the main increase in global ice volume. Heat flux to the Nordic seas was significantly higher during the interglacials than at any time during the early Weichselian (60–113 ka), and no marked stadial-interstadial changes in sea surface temperature and deep water ventilation are documented in the early Weichselian records, contrary to the pattern found in North Atlantic sediment records. However, fluctuations in planktonic foraminiferal content, planktonic δ13C, and ice rafting on suborbital timescales, mostly comparable in number and age to the stadial-interstadial fluctuations in the Greenland ice cores, are demonstrated in our records. The ice-rafted detritus records provide a more detailed account of ice sheet variability than previously known for the early Weichselian period and demonstrate that glaciers advanced to sea level somewhere around the Nordic seas several times during this interval.
Purpose Records of past climate and ocean circulation derived from marine sediments. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Fronval, T.; Jansen, E. (1997-07-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Nordic Seas Paleoceanography and paleoclimate during the last glacial cycles. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/a4kd-5r06. Accessed [date].
  • Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.
Cited Authors
  • Fronval, T.
  • Jansen, E.
Originators
  • Fronval, T.
  • Jansen, E.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ocean/Lake Records
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ocean/Lake Records
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleoceanography
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleocean > age control
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleocean > population abundance
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleocean > lithology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleocean > oxygen isotopes
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleocean > carbon isotopes
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: Neogloboquadrina pachyderma sinistral; Material: null
  • What: ice rafted debris; Material: null
  • What: identified foraminifer; Material: null
  • What: delta 18O; Material: planktic foraminifer
  • What: delta 13C; Material: planktic foraminifer
  • What: delta 18O; Material: benthic foraminifer
  • What: delta 13C; Material: Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: total planktic foraminifers; Material: null
  • What: depth; Material: null
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > HM52-43 > LATITUDE 63.52 > LONGITUDE -.73
  • Ocean > Arctic Ocean > HM57-7 > LATITUDE 68.43 > LONGITUDE -13.87
  • Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > ODP 644 > LATITUDE 66.67 > LONGITUDE 4.57
  • Ocean > Arctic Ocean > HM71-19 > LATITUDE 69.48 > LONGITUDE -9.52
  • Ocean > Arctic Ocean > HM94-34 > LATITUDE 73.77 > LONGITUDE -2.53
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Fronval, T.; Jansen, E. (1997-07-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Nordic Seas Paleoceanography and paleoclimate during the last glacial cycles. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/a4kd-5r06. Accessed [date].
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