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The 8.2 ka event in northern Spain: timing, structure and climatic impact from a multi-proxy speleothem record
Hege Kilhavn
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EDYTEM, Université de Savoie, CNRS Pôle Montagne, Le Bourget du Lac, 73376, France
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010 Victoria, Australia
Isabelle Couchoud
EDYTEM, Université de Savoie, CNRS Pôle Montagne, Le Bourget du Lac, 73376, France
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010 Victoria, Australia
Russell N. Drysdale
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010 Victoria, Australia
Carlos Rossi
Dept. Petrología y Geoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias
Geológicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
John Hellstrom
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010 Victoria, Australia
Fabien Arnaud
EDYTEM, Université de Savoie, CNRS Pôle Montagne, Le Bourget du Lac, 73376, France
Henri Wong
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, 2234 NSW, Australia
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Short summary
The analysis of stable carbon and oxygen isotopic ratios, trace element ratios, and growth rate from a Spanish speleothem provides quantitative information on past hydrological conditions during the early Holocene in south-western Europe. Our data show that the cave site experienced increased effective recharge during the 8.2 ka event. Additionally, the oxygen isotopes indicate a change in the isotopic composition of the moisture source, associated with the meltwater flux to the North Atlantic.
The analysis of stable carbon and oxygen isotopic ratios, trace element ratios, and growth rate...
