Regional-scale climate influences on temporal variations of rainwater and cave dripwater oxygen isotopes in northern Borneo

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 263, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 207-220

  Cobb, Kim M ^a   Adkins, Jess F ^b   Partin, Judson W ^a   Clark, Brian ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Gunung Mulu National Park   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

dripwater; oxygen isotopes; paleoclimate; rainfall; stalagmite; West Pacific Warm Pool

Indexed keywords

DRIPWATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; STALAGMITE;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FRACTIONATION; HEAT CONVECTION; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RAINWATER; STALAGMITE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WARM POOL; WINTER;

ASIA; BORNEO; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 35548929792     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.08.024     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Araguas-Araguas L., Froehlich K., and Rozanski K. Stable isotope composition of precipitation over southeast Asia. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 103 (1998) 28721-28742
2. Ayalon A., Bar-Matthews M., and Sass E. Rainfall-recharge relationships within a karstic terrain in the eastern Mediterranean semi-arid region, Israel: delta O-18 and delta D characteristics. J. Hydrol. 207 (1998) 18-31
3. Baker A., and Brunsdon C. Non-linearities in drip water hydrology: an example from Stump Cross Caverns, Yorkshire. J. Hydrol. 277 (2003) 151-163
4. Bar-Matthews M., Ayalon A., Kaufman A., and Wasserburg G.J. The Eastern Mediterranean paleoclimate as a reflection of regional events: Soreq cave, Israel. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 166 (1999) 85-95
5. Brown J., Simmonds I., and Noone D. Modeling delta O-18 in tropical precipitation and the surface ocean for present-day climate. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 111 (2006) D05105
6. Burgers G., and Stephenson D.B. The "normality" of El Nino. Geophys. Res. Lett. 26 (1999) 1027-1030
7. Burns S.J., Fleitmann D., Mudelsee M., Neff U., Matter A., and Mangini A. A 780-year annually resolved record of Indian Ocean monsoon precipitation from a speleothem from south Oman. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 107 (2002)
8. Burns S.J., Fleitmann D., Matter A., Kramers J., and Al-Subbary A.A. Indian Ocean climate and an absolute chronology over Dansgaard/Oeschger events 9 to 13. Science 301 (2003) 1365-1367
9. Cole J.E., Rind D., Webb R.S., Jouzel J., and Healy R. Climatic controls on interannual variability of precipitation delta O-18: simulated influence of temperature, precipitation amount, and vapor source region. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 104 (1999) 14223-14235
10. Cruz F.W., Burns S.J., Karmann I., Sharp W.D., Vuille M., Cardoso A.O., Ferrari J.A., Dias P.L.S., and Viana O. Insolation-driven changes in atmospheric circulation over the past 116,000 years in subtropical Brazil. Nature 434 (2005) 63-66
11. Cruz F.W., Karmann I., Viana O., Burns S.J., Ferrari J.A., Vuille M., Sial A.N., and Moreira M.Z. Stable isotope study of cave percolation waters in subtropical Brazil: Implications for paleoclimate inferences from speleothems. Chem. Geol. 220 (2005) 245-262
12. Cruz F.W., Burns S.J., Karmann I., Sharp W.D., and Vuille M. Reconstruction of regional atmospheric circulation features during the late Pleistocene in subtropical Brazil from oxygen isotope composition of speleothems. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 248 (2006) 495-507
13. Dansgaard W. Stable isotopes in precipitation. Tellus 16 (1964) 436-468
14. Dykoski C.A., Edwards R.L., Cheng H., Yuan D.X., Cai Y.J., Zhang M.L., Lin Y.S., Qing J.M., An Z.S., and Revenaugh J. A high-resolution, absolute-dated Holocene and deglacial Asian monsoon record from Dongge Cave, China. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 233 (2005) 71-86
15. Fleitmann D., Burns S.J., Mudelsee M., Neff U., Kramers J., Mangini A., and Matter A. Holocene forcing of the Indian monsoon recorded in a stalagmite from Southern Oman. Science 300 (2003) 1737-1739
16. Fleitmann D., Burns S.J., Neff U., Mudelsee M., Mangini A., and Matter A. Palaeoclimatic interpretation of high-resolution oxygen isotope profiles derived from annually laminated speleothems from Southern Oman. Quat. Sci. Rev. 23 (2004) 935-945
17. Friedman I., Smith G.I., Gleason J.D., Warden A., and Harris J.M. Stable isotope composition of waters in Southeastern California. 1. Modern precipitation. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 97 (1992) 5795-5812
18. Gat J.R. Oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in the hydrologic cycle. Annual Rev. Earth Platet. Sci. 24 (1996) 225-262
19. Gat J.R., and Matsui E. Atmospheric water-balance in the Amazon Basin - an isotopic evapotranspiration Model. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 96 (1991) 13179-13188
20. Genty D., and Deflandre G. Drip flow variations under a stalactite of the Pere Noel cave (Belgium). Evidence of seasonal variations and air pressure constraints. J. Hydrol. 211 (1998) 208-232
21. Grootes P.M., Stuiver M., White J.W.C., Johnsen S., and Jouzel J. Comparison of oxygen-isotope records from the GISP2 and GRIP Greenland Ice cores. Nature 366 (1993) 552-554
22. Hazebroeck H.P., and Morshidi A.K.A. A Guide to Gunung Mulu National Park, Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu (2002) 91 pp
23. Hendon H.H., and Glick J. Intraseasonal air-sea interaction in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. J. Climate 10 (1997) 647-661
24. Hoffmann G., Werner M., and Heimann M. Water isotope module of the ECHAM atmospheric general circulation model: a study on timescales from days to several years. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 103 (1998) 16871-16896
25. Johnson K.R., Hu C.Y., Belshaw N.S., and Henderson G.M. Seasonal trace-element and stable-isotope variations in a Chinese speleothem: the potential for high-resolution paleomonsoon reconstruction. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 244 (2006) 394-407
26. Jouzel J., Russell G.L., Suozzo R.J., Koster R.D., White J.W.C., and Broecker W.S. Simulations of the HDO and H2 O-18 atmospheric cycles using the NASA GISS general-circulation model - the seasonal cycle for present-day conditions. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 92 (1987) 14739-14760
27. Kalnay E., Kanamitsu M., Kistler R., Collins W., Deaven D., Gandin L., Iredell M., Saha S., White G., Woollen J., Zhu Y., Chelliah M., Ebisuzaki W., Higgins W., Janowiak J., Mo K.C., Ropelewski C., Wang J., Leetmaa A., Reynolds R., Jenne R., and Joseph D. The NCEP/NCAR 40-year reanalysis project. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc. 77 (1996) 437-471
28. Kim S.-T., and O'Neil J.R. Equilibrium and non-equilibrium oxygen isotope effects in synthetic carbonates. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 61 (1997) 3461-3475
29. Knutson T.R., and Weickmann K.M. 30-60day atmospheric oscillations - composite life-cycles of convection and circulation anomalies. Mon. Weather Rev. 115 (1987) 1407-1436
30. Kumagai T., Saitoh T.M., Sato Y., Takahashi H., Manfroi O.J., Morooka T., Kuraji K., Suzuki M., Yasunari T., and Komatsu H. Annual water balance and seasonality of evapotranspiration in a Bornean tropical rainforest. Agric. For. Meteorol. 128 (2005) 81-92
31. Lachniet M.S., Burns S.J., Piperno D.R., Asmerom Y., Polyak V.J., Moy C.M., and Christenson K. A 1500-year El Nino/Southern Oscillation and rainfall history for the Isthmus of Panama from speleothem calcite. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 109 (2004)
32. Lau N.C., and Nath M.J. Impact of ENSO on the variability of the Asian-Australian monsoons as simulated in GCM experiments. J. Climate 13 (2000) 4287-4309
33. Lau N.C., and Nath M.J. Atmosphere-ocean variations in the Indo-Pacific sector during ENSO episodes. J. Climate 16 (2003) 3-20
34. Lawrence J.R., Gedzelman S.D., Dexheimer D., Cho H.K., Carrie G.D., Gasparini R., Anderson C.R., Bowman K.P., and Biggerstaff M.I. Stable isotopic composition of water vapor in the tropics. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 109 (2004) D06115
35. Madden R.A., and Julian P.R. Detection of a 40-50day oscillation in zonal wind in tropical pacific. J. Atmos. Sci. 28 (1971) 702-708
36. Madden R.A., and Julian P.R. Description of global-scale circulation cells in tropics with a 40-50day period. J. Atmos. Sci. 29 (1972) 1109-1123
37. McDonald J., Drysdale R., and Hill D. The 2002-2003 El Nino recorded in Australian cave drip waters: implications for reconstructing rainfall histories using stalagmites. Geophys. Res. Lett. 31 (2004) L22202
38. Mickler P.J., Banner J.L., Stern L., Asmerom Y., Edwards R.L., and Ito E. Stable isotope variations in modern tropical speleothems: evaluating equilibrium vs. kinetic isotope effects. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 68 (2004) 4381-4393
39. Noone D., and Simmonds I. Associations between delta O-18 of water and climate parameters in a simulation of atmospheric circulation for 1979-95. J. Climate 15 (2002) 3150-3169
40. Partin, J.W., Cobb, K.M., Adkins, J.F., Fernandez, D.P., Clark, B., 2007. Millennial-scale trends in West Pacific Warm Pool hydrology from the Last Glacial Maximum to present, Nature 499, 452-455. doi:10.1038/nature06164.
41. Perrin K., Jeannin P.Y., and Zwahlen F. Epikarst storage in a karst aquifer: a conceptual model based on isotopic data, Milandre test site, Switzerland. J. Hydrol. 279 (2003) 106-124
42. Rasmusson E.M., and Wallace J.M. Meteorlogical aspects of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation. Science 222 (1983) 1195-1202
43. Ropelewski C.F., and Halpert M.S. Global and regional scale precipitation patterns associated with the El Nino/Southern Oscillation. Mon. Weather Rev. 115 (1987) 1606-1626
44. Rozanski K., Araguas-Araguas L., and Gonfiantini R. Isotopic patterns in modern global precipitation. In: Swart P.K., Lohmann K.C., and McKenzie J. (Eds). Climate Change in Continental Isotopic Records. Geophysical Monograph vol. 78 (1993), American Geophysical Union, Washington D.C. 1-36
45. Siegenthaler U., and Oeschger H. Correlation of 18O in precipitation with temperature and altitude. Nature 285 (1980) 314-417
46. Sondag F., van Ruymbeke M., Soubies F., Santos R., Somerhausen A., Seidel A., and Boggiani P. Monitoring present day climatic conditions in tropical caves using an Environmental Data Acquisition System (EDAS). J. Hydrol. 273 (2003) 103-118
47. Treble P.C., Budd W.F., Hope P.K., and Rustomji P.K. Synoptic-scale climate patterns associated with rainfall delta O-18 in southern Australia. J. Hydrol. 302 (2005) 270-282
48. Treble P.C., Chappell J., Gagan M.K., McKeegan K.D., and Harrison T.M. In situ measurement of seasonal delta O-18 variations and analysis of isotopic trends in a modem speleothem from southwest Australia. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 233 (2005) 17-32
49. Vuille M., and Werner M. Stable isotopes in precipitation recording South American summer monsoon and ENSO variability: observations and model results. Clim. Dyn. 25 (2005) 410-413
50. Vuille M., Werner M., Bradley R.S., and Keimig F. Stable isotopes in precipitation in the Asian monsoon region. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 110 (2005) D23108
51. Wang Y.J., Cheng H., Edwards R.L., An Z.S., Wu J.Y., Shen C.C., and Dorale J.A. A high-resolution absolute-dated Late Pleistocene monsoon record from Hulu Cave, China. Science 294 (2001) 2345-2348
52. Wang X., Auler A.S., Edwards R.L., Cheng H., Ito E., and Solheid M. Interhemispheric anti-phasing of rainfall during the last glacial period. Quat. Sci. Rev. 25 (2006) 3391-3403
53. Worden J., Noone D., and Bowman K. Importance of rain evaporation and continental convection in the tropical water cycle. Nature 445 (2007) 528-532
54. Xie P.P., and Arkin P.A. Global precipitation: a 17-year monthly analysis based on gauge observations, satellite estimates, and numerical model outputs. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc. 78 (1997) 2539-2558
55. Yuan D.X., Cheng H., Edwards R.L., Dykoski C.A., Kelly M.J., Zhang M.L., Qing J.M., Lin Y.S., Wang Y.J., Wu J.Y., Dorale J.A., An Z.S., and Cai Y.J. Timing, duration, and transitions of the Last Interglacial Asian Monsoon. Science 304 (2004) 575-578