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.

这项研究首次在白令海进行了上新世古海洋观测，并支持IODP323远征计划的目标，以了解影响上新世和更新世气候变化的相关因素，包括上新世早期的暖期，当时二氧化碳水平与今天的S水平相似。白令海与北冰洋和太平洋之间的水团流动，北极冰量的变化，以及在此期间在太平洋形成的密集中间水域是否将作为过去气候变化的一些可能触发因素进行调查。通过这次巡航获得的高分辨率沉积物记录，以及相对较大的幅度信号，提供了一个独特的机会来了解高层大气中的绝缘变化是如何通过气候系统传播的，并进一步测试气候变化的轨道周期是否主要以23ky而不是40ky的时间尺度运行。这项研究利用了邮轮上的K%测井数据，并对钻芯进行了古地磁、沉积学(如粒度分析)和古生物(如微化石组合分析；海底和浮游有孔虫的d18O和d13C测量)测量。这项研究提供的信息对于理解冰盖、海洋和大气环流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：该项目大大推进了以前在IODP探险中进行的大笔投资。这项调查得出的数据可以为古气候/海洋模型提供重要信息，并与IPCC AR4情景下的未来气候预测有关。该项目包括一个由职业生涯早期和中期的科学家组成的团队，并包括与IODP社区其他科学家的国际合作。还为本科生和研究生教育以及公共宣传和教育提供支助。