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Mechanisms of global ocean ventilation age change during the last deglaciation
Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
Zhengyu Liu
Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
Jinbo Du
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Peking University, Peking, China
Lingfeng Wan
Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (DOMES), Institute for Advanced Ocean Study (IAOS) and Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography.MOE.China (POL), Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, China
Jiuyou Lu
Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, China
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Short summary
Radiocarbon proxies suggest that the deep waters are poorly ventilated during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Here we use two transient simulations with tracers of radiocarbon and ideal age to show that the deep-ocean ventilation age is not much older at the LGM compared to the present day because of the strong glacial Antarctic Bottom Water transport. In contrast, the ventilation age is older during deglaciation mainly due to weakening of Antarctic Bottom Water transport.
Radiocarbon proxies suggest that the deep waters are poorly ventilated during the Last Glacial...