| 引用本文: | 刘粤峰#，谢红霞#，谢宇，彭小桃，程珂，刘淑华，周厚云.2020.川东北石笋记录的600 a前干旱事件[J].地球环境学报,11(6): |
| LIU Yuefeng, XIE Hongxia, XIE Yu, PENG Xiaotao, CHENG Ke, LIU Shuhua, ZHOU Houyun.2020.A drought event recorded by a stalagmite from northeastern Sichuan in central China[J].Journal of Earth Environment,11(6): |
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| 摘要: |
| 通过分析川东北狮子洞石笋SI2高分辨率稳定氧同位素组成（ δ18O），重建了该地区过去~2 ka降水变化历史。SI2的 δ18O记录显示川东北地区在~600 a前出现过一次干旱事件，该事件在SI2的生长发育和碳酸盐沉积中也有显示。在川东北地区这一事件表现为三幕结构。该事件在我国中部地区的一些石笋记录中也有显示，也与历史文献记载一致；但在我国南方地区的古水文记录中没有明显显示。这一事件的成因还有待今后更加深入的研究。 |
| 关键词: 石笋 氧同位素 方解石沉淀 干旱事件 El Niño 华中 |
| DOI：10.7515/JEE192035 |
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| 基金项目:国家自然科学基金项目（41473093，41271212，40973009） |
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| A drought event recorded by a stalagmite from northeastern Sichuan in central China |
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LIU Yuefeng, XIE Hongxia, XIE Yu, PENG Xiaotao, CHENG Ke, LIU Shuhua, ZHOU Houyun
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School of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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| Background, aim, and scope With global warming, climatic extremes such as flood, drought and heat wave are becoming increasingly serious and exert more and more threats to human society. Investigations of past climatic extremes help us to understand the variations and controlling mechanisms and to contribute to prediction of these events. In this paper, a drought event which happened ~600 a ago in central China was reported to be recorded by a stalagmite (SI2) collected from NE Sichuan, and its evolution and controlling mechanisms were investigated. Materials and methods The stalagmite SI2 was collected from Shizi Cave (32°24′N, 107°10′E). U-230Th dates and 210Pb dating results indicate that SI2 developed during the last ~2100 years. The stable oxygen isotope ( δ18O) of SI2 was determined with a Thermo-Fisher MAT 253 mass spectrometer with analytical errors better than 0.1 ‰. Results The SI2 δ18O record varied from −7.42‰ to −9.27‰ with an average of −8.67‰. A general decreasing trend was observed in the δ18O record prior to AD 200, followed by an apparent and long-lasting increasing trend until AD 1400 when the heaviest δ18O ratio of the whole record, −7.42‰ occurred. From AD 1400 to ~AD 1800, an overall negative shift was displayed with the lightest value of the whole record, −9.27 ‰ appeared at the end of this stage. The SI2 δ18O record showed a gradual increasing trend again during the last 200 years. The SI2 δ18O record indicated a drought event happened ~600 a ago, which was supported by the growth of stalagmite SI2. Calcite precipitation in SI2 was relatively more concentrated on the growth center when the event happened, suggesting lower dripping rates under a relatively dryer climate. The SI2 δ18O record suggested that the drought event was episodic, consisting of three dry episodes. Discussion This drought event was also recorded by other stalagmites in central China as well as historical documents. However, changes in hydroclimate in South China did not illustrate an apparent manifestation of this event. The spatial distribution of this event in monsoonal China suggested a possible origin from sea surface temperature in the tropical Pacific Ocean which might be in an El Niño-analogue state. However, this explanation was in contradiction with the recent work of Tan et al (2019) and more investigations were warranted. Conclusions The δ18O ratio and growth of stalagmite SI2 recorded a drought event happened ~600 a ago in NE Sichuan in central China. This event consisted of three dry episodes. Recommendations and perspectives The spatial distribution of this event in monsoonal China suggested a possible tropical origin but further investigations were warranted in future. |
| Key words: stalagmite stable oxygen isotope calcite precipitation drought event El Niño central China |
