Coupled stalagmite - Alluvial fan response to the 8.2ka event and early Holocene palaeoclimate change in Greece
- Peckover, EN
- Andrews, JE
- Leeder, Mike Robert
- Rowe, PJ
- Marca, Alina
- Sahy, Diana
- Noble, Stephen R.
- Gawthorpe, Rob
DOIAbstract
Under embargo until: 2021-06-28We explore the expression of early Holocene climatic change in the terrestrial Mediterranean of southern Greece. A regional palaeoclimate record from stable isotope and trace element geochemical proxies in an early Holocene (~12.4 ka to 6.7 ka) stalagmite is compared to the timing of palaeosol (entisol) development on an early Holocene alluvial fan located <100 km from the stalagmite site. Radiocarbon dated entisol development records fan abandonment surfaces, which can be coupled to the stalagmite climate signal. Variations in δ13C best record the main elements of palaeoclimatic change, more negative values indicating soil carbon input to karst groundwater under wetter conditions. The wettest conditions begin...
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