Formation and evolution of the modern warm current system in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea since the last deglaciation |
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| Authors: | Tiegang Li Qingyun Nan Bo Jiang Rongtao Sun Deyu Zhang Qing Li |
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| Institution: | (1) Key Laboratory of Marine Geology and Environment, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China;(2) The Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China;(3) School of Resources & Environment Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255049, China;(4) First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, 266003, China |
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| Abstract: | To reconstruct the formation and evolution process of the warm current system within the East China Sea (ECS) and the Yellow
Sea (YS) since the last deglaciation, the paleoceangraphic records in core DGKS9603, core CSH1 and core YSDP102, which were
retrieved from the mainstream of the Kuroshio Current (KC), the edge of the modern Tsushima Warm Current (TWC) and muddy region
under cold waters accreted with the Yellow Sea Warm Current (YSWC) respectively, were synthetically analyzed. The results
indicate that the formation and evolution of the modern warm current system in the ECS and the YS has been accompanied by
the development of the KC and impulse rising of the sea level since the last deglaciation. The influence of the KC on the
Okinawa Trough had enhanced since 16 cal kyr BP, and synchronously the modern TWC began to develop with the rising of sea
level and finally formed at about 8.5 cal kyr BP. The KC had experienced two weakening process during the Heinrich event 1
and the Younger Drays event from 16 to 8.5 cal kyr BP. The period of 7–6 cal kyr BP was the strongest stage of the KC and
the TWC since the last deglaciation. The YSWC has appeared at about 6.4 cal kyr BP. Thus, the warm current system of the ECS
and the YS has ultimately formed. The weakness of the KC, indicated by the occurrence of Pulleniatina minimum event (PME) during the period from 5.3 to 2.8 cal kyr BP, caused the main stream of the TWC to shift eastward to
the Pacific Ocean around about 3 cal kyr BP. The process resulted in the intruding of continent shelf cold water mass with
rich nutrients. Synchronously, the strength of the YSWC was relatively weak and the related cold water body was active at
the early-mid stage of its appearance against the PME background, which resulted in the quick formation of muddy deposit system
in the southeastern YS. The strength of the warm current system in the ECS and the YS has enhanced evidently, and approached
to the modern condition gradually since 3 cal kyr BP.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 90411014 and 40506015), the National major Fundamental
Research and Development Project (No. 2007CB815903) and the CAS Pilot Project of the National Knowledge Innovation Program
(No. KZCFX3-SW-233) |
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| Keywords: | Keyword" target="_blank">Keyword last deglaciation the Holocene East China Sea and Yellow Sea warm current system |
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