Evolution of the Pacific meridional overturning circulation during the Plio-Pleistocene transition: Nd isotope records from the Fe-Mn crust

Fan Weijia; Han Xiqiu; Qiu Zhongyan; Ye Liming; Guo Dongshan

doi:10.12284/hyxb2021003

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Fan Weijia，Han Xiqiu，Qiu Zhongyan, et al. Evolution of the Pacific meridional overturning circulation during the Plio-Pleistocene transition: Nd isotope records from the Fe-Mn crust[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2021, 43(12)：50–59 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2021003

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Evolution of the Pacific meridional overturning circulation during the Plio-Pleistocene transition: Nd isotope records from the Fe-Mn crust

doi: 10.12284/hyxb2021003

Fan Weijia^{1, 2
,},
Han Xiqiu^{1, 2
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Qiu Zhongyan^{1, 2},
Ye Liming^{1, 2},
Guo Dongshan^{1, 2}

1.
Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
2.
Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China

Received Date: 2020-09-24
Rev Recd Date: 2020-12-03

Available Online: 2021-05-12

Publish Date: 2021-12-30

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Abstract

The global climate and environment have changed significantly upon the development of the Northern Hemisphere glaciation (NHG) during the Pliocene/Pleistocene. The Pacific meridional overturning circulation (PMOC) plays an important role on the distribution of heat in the global ocean and atmospheric CO₂ sequestration in the deep ocean, however, the relationship between PMOC and the formation of NHG is poorly studied. In this paper, we collected the available Nd isotope data of seamount Fe-Mn crusts from the Pacific. By comparing the Nd isotopic records from different water depths and different regions of the Pacific, considering the influences of water mass evolution and dust input on the Nd isotope records, we discuss the evolution of the PMOC and its relationship with the global climate change. It is suggested that the stagnation of the deep water formation in the North Pacific and the increase of the Asian dust input may be the reasons for the decline of the εNd of the North Pacific deep water since 3～4 Ma, and the increase of CO₂ sequestration in the deep ocean caused by the weakening of the deep water ventilation in the North Pacific contribute to the global cooling and the formation of NHG.
- Pacific meridional overturing,
- Northern Hemisphere glaciation,
- Nd isotopes,
- ferromanganese crust,
- aeolian dust

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