Holocene forcing of the Indian monsoon recorded in a stalagmite from Southern Oman

Dominik Fleitmann; Stephen J. Burns; Manfred Mudelsee; Ulrich Neff; Jan Kramers; Augusto Mangini; Albert Matter

doi:10.1126/science.1083130

Holocene forcing of the Indian monsoon recorded in a stalagmite from Southern Oman

Dominik Fleitmann
, Stephen J. Burns
, Manfred Mudelsee
, Ulrich Neff
, Jan Kramers
, Augusto Mangini
, Albert Matter

University of Bern
University of Massachusetts
Leipzig University
Senckenberg Research Institute

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A high-resolution oxygen-isotope record from a thorium-uranium-dated stalagmite from southern Oman reflects variations in the amount of monsoon precipitation for the periods from 10.3 to 2.7 and 1.4 to 0.4 thousand years before the present (ky B.P.). Between 10.3 and 8 ky B.P., decadal to centennial variations in monsoon precipitation are in phase with temperature fluctuations recorded in Greenland ice cores, indicating that early Holocene monsoon intensity is largely controlled by glacial boundary conditions. After ∼8 ky B.P., monsoon precipitation decreases gradually in response to changing Northern Hemisphere summer solar insolation, with decadal to multidecadal variations in monsoon precipitation being linked to solar activity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1737-1739
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	300
Issue number	5626
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1083130
Publication status	Published - 13 Jun 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Holocene forcing of the Indian monsoon recorded in a stalagmite from Southern Oman

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