Collaborative Research: Expedition 323 Objective Research on the Paleoceanography of the Bering Sea

合作研究：323远征队白令海古海洋学客观研究

• 批准号: 0962385
• 负责人: Steven Lund
• 金额: $ 11.12万
• 依托单位: University of Southern California
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-06-15 至 2014-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0962385&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Expedition; 323; Objective

This research provides the first Pliocene paleo-oceanographic observations from the Bering Sea and supports the objectives of IODP expedition 323 for understanding the associated factors influencing climate change during the Pliocene and Pleistocene, including a warm period of the early Pliocene, when pCO2 levels were similar to today¡¦s levels. The flow of water masses between the Bering Sea and the Arctic and Pacific oceans, changes in Arctic ice volume, and whether dense intermediate waters formed in the Pacific during this time will be investigated as some of the possible triggers of past climate change. The high resolution sediment records obtained from this cruise, with relatively large-amplitude signals, provide a unique opportunity to understand how insulation changes in the upper atmosphere propagate through the climate system and to further test if the orbital cycles of climate change primarily operate on 23ky versus 40 ky timescales. This study utilizes K % logging data from the cruise with paleomagnetic, sedimentological (eg., grain size analysis) and paleontological (eg., analysis of microfossil assemblages; d18O and d13C measurements of benthic and planktonic forams) measurements from the drill cores. The information expected from this study is critical for understanding the fundamental drivers and feedbacks between ice sheets, oceanic and atmospheric circulation and the global carbon cycle. Broader Impacts: This project significantly advances large investments previously made in an important IODP expedition. The data derived from this investigation can provide important information for paleoclimate/ocean models, and is relevant towards projections of future climate under IPCC AR4 scenarios. The project includes a team of early and mid-career scientists, and includes international collaborations with other scientists of the IODP community. Support is also provided for undergraduate and graduate education, and for public outreach and education.

这项研究提供了白令海的首次上新世古环志观察结果，并支持IODP Expedition 323的目标，以理解相关因素会影响上新世和更新世期间的气候变化，包括PCO2早期的温暖时期，当时PCO2水平与今天的水平相似。白令海与北极和太平洋之间的水质量，北极冰的变化以及这段时间在太平洋中形成的密集中间水域是否会作为过去的气候变化的一些可能触发。具有相对较大的振幅信号获得的高分辨率沉积物记录提供了一个独特的机会，可以理解上层大气中的绝缘变化如何通过气候系统传播，并进一步测试气候变化的轨道周期是否在23ky和40 ky时标准范围内运行23ky和40 ky。这项研究利用了从巡航中的k％记录数据，具有古磁性，沉积学（例如晶粒尺寸分析）和古生物学（例如，对底栖动物和浮游生物孔的D18O和D13C测量）的测量值（例如，对微化石组合的分析； D18O和D13C测量值）。这项研究所期望的信息对于了解冰盖，海洋和大气循环以及全球碳循环之间的基本驱动因素和反馈至关重要。更广泛的影响：该项目大大提高了以前在重要的IODP探险中进行的大型投资。从这项投资中得出的数据可以为古气候/海洋模型提供重要信息，并且与IPCC AR4场景下未来气候的项目有关。该项目包括一支由早期和中期科学家组成的团队，并包括与IODP社区其他科学家的国际合作。还为本科和研究生教育以及公共宣传和教育提供了支持。