Desiccation cracks in Zhoushan Archipelago, East China Sea, developed during Heinrich event 3

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• 作者：Nan Jia^a ; ^b ; Yuhong Wang^c ; Liguang Sun^a ; ^b ; ^{slg@ustc.edu.cn}
• 关键词：Zhoushan archipelago ; Desiccation cracks ; Heinrich event 3 ; Climate event
• 刊名：Quaternary Research
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：97_00335894
• 类别：ear
• 出版时间：March, 2012
• 卷：77
• 期：2
• 页码：258-263
• 文件大小：1143 K

摘要

Large desiccation cracks were discovered in the intertidal zone of Zhoushan archipelago, East China Sea. Radiocarbon dating showed that desiccation cracks were formed around 31.2-30.4 cal ka BP. Palynological, mineralogical, and elemental geochemical analyses indicated that the cracks were formed as the result of an abrupt climate shift event. The climate changed from warm and humid, to cold and arid, and back to warm and humid again. This climate event is quite likely linked to Heinrich event 3 via the East Asian Monsoon. Desiccation cracks may provide a new proxy material for studying paleoclimate and paleoenvironment in the Quaternary.