In:
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 315, No. 5819 ( 2007-03-23), p. 1701-1704
Abstract:
We analyzed the distribution of branched tetraether membrane lipids derived from soil bacteria in a marine sediment record that was recovered close to the Congo River outflow, and the results enabled us to reconstruct large-scale continental temperature changes in tropical Africa that span the past 25,000 years. Tropical African temperatures gradually increased from ∼21° to 25°C over the last deglaciation, which is a larger warming than estimated for the tropical Atlantic Ocean. A direct comparison with sea-surface temperature estimates from the same core revealed that the land-sea temperature difference was, through the thermal pressure gradient, an important control on central African precipitation patterns.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-8075
,
1095-9203
DOI:
10.1126/science.1138131
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
2007
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128410-1
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2066996-3
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2060783-0
SSG:
11
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