Abstract
Despite the fact that the response of tropical hydroclimate to North Atlantic cooling events during the Heinrich Stadial 1 (HS1) has been extensively studied in African, South American and Indonesia, the nature of such responses remains debated. Here we investigate the tropical hydroclimate pattern over the Indo-Asian-Australian monsoon region during the HS1 by integrating hydroclimatic records, and examining a δ18Oseawater record from Globigerinoides ruber (white) in the tropical Indian Ocean. Our findings indicate that tropical hydrological conditions were synchronously arid in both hemispheres during the early HS1 (~18.3-16.3 ka) in the Indo-Asian-Australian monsoon region, except for a narrow, wet hydrological belt in northern low latitudes, suggesting the existence of a contracted tropical precipitation belt at that time. This study reveals that the meltwater discharge and resulting changes in global temperatures and El Niño exerted a profound influence on the tropical hydroclimate in the Indo-Asian-Australian monsoon region during the early HS1.
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Introduction
During the HS1 (~19–15 ka)1, the North Atlantic region experienced a significant discharge of icebergs and a drastic reduction in the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC). The impact of this abrupt cooling in the North Atlantic on the tropical rainfall system has been studied through the analyses of paleoclimatic records and model simulations2,3. Previous research has suggested that the mean position of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) rain-belt shifted southward in response to the cooling in the Northern Hemisphere during the HS14,5. However, evidence from paleoclimatic records in southern Africa6, the southern Indian Ocean7,8,9 and the southern tropical West Pacific10,11,12 has shown that severe drought conditions also existed in the southern hemisphere during the HS1 (Fig. 1). McGee et al.13 also argued that the mean ITCZ shifts were less than 1 degree of latitude during the HS1 based on the model results. Furthermore, studies in the southern South China Sea (SCS)14, Flores Sea15 and Northeast Brazil16 have revealed a two-phase structure of hydroclimatic change in the tropics during the HS1, with ITCZ rainfall strengthening (weakening) in the Early HS1 (~19.0–16.1 ka) and becoming weak (strong) during the Late HS1(~16.1–14.7 ka) in the tropical northern (southern) hemisphere. Consequently, the direction and magnitude of the shift of the ITCZ in response to North Atlantic cooling events during the HS1 remain controversial5. It is increasingly challenging to explain changes in tropical hydrological climate during the HS1 solely through the mechanisms of ITCZ southward migration. Additionally, the lack of paleoclimatic records from the tropical Indian Ocean, which was influenced by ITCZ precipitation, has severely limited our understanding of the responses of tropical hydroclimate to North Atlantic cooling during the HS1.
Our reconstruction of sea surface temperature (SST) and δ18Oseawater (δ18Osw) changes relies on the Mg/Ca and δ18O records of planktonic foraminifera Globigerinoides ruber sensu stricto (s.s.) obtained from a deep-sea core located in the southern Bay of the Bengal (BoB). Modern moisture flux observations show that precipitation arrives year-round at this site, with the majority occurring in the latter half of the year (May–December) (Supplementary Fig. 1), correlating with the movements of the ITCZ17. Hence, the location of the study site (Fig. 1, Core I106; 6°14′49.76″N, 90°00′1.04″E; 2,910 m water depth) makes it an ideal location to monitor shifts in the tropical rainfall belt. We assume that precipitation in our study area was mainly controlled by the Indian Ocean Summer Monsoon (IOM) and the ITCZ rain belt system during HS13. We integrated the available hydroclimatic records from a latitudinal transect across the Indo-Asian-Australian (IAA) monsoon region with our results in order to evaluate the responses of the tropical hydrological cycle to the abrupt-onset HS1 cold event that occurred in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.
Results and discussion
δ18Osw reconstruction as a salinity proxy
The plankton tow samples from the study area indicate that G. ruber is mainly distributed in water depths of 0–50 m, and that it can therefore be classed as a mixed-layer species18. G. ruber δ18O values in Core I106 become gradually negative from −1.09‰ at ~24.0 ka to −2.80‰ at ~1.84 ka, but exhibit an abrupt decline at 18.3–16.3 ka, with a mean value of −1.67‰ (Fig. 2). The Mg/Ca-SSTs from Core I106 show a rapid and steep increase around 19.5 ka, consistent with previous records conducted from the tropical Eastern Indian Ocean3,19 (Fig. 2). The Mg/Ca-SST in Core I106 indicates an increase of about 0.5 °C at 16.3–18.3 ka, which corresponds to a decrease of ~0.12‰ in δ18Oruber (assuming a change of ~0.23‰ in δ18O per 1 °C). Hence, the decrease in δ18Oruber value is primarily attributed to changes in seawater salinity in Core I106. We calculated the δ18Osw values of Core I106 from Mg/Ca-SST and δ18Oruber using the equation of Bemis et al.20 (see “Methods”), which reflects the sea surface salinity (SSS) associated with regional hydrological changes. Similarly, the most striking characteristic of the calculated δ18Osw values in Core I106 is an exceptionally abrupt decline at 18.3–16.3 ka (Fig. 2).
The observed SSS and δ18Osw values in the southern BOB21,22,23, equatorial East Indian Ocean22, and Andaman Sea24 demonstrate that δ18Osw values have a linear correlation with salinity in our study area (Supplementary Fig. 2 and Supplementary Dataset 1). Our estimates of δ18Osw values during the Late Holocene (2–0 ka) fall well within this linear δ18Osw-salinity correlation (Supplementary Fig. 2). The reconstructed δ18Osw values for Core I106 are therefore also likely to indicate a regional SSS signal, which is related to varying quantities of fresh surface water.
Wet hydrological conditions in the northern low latitudes during the Early HS1
Multiple δ18Osw records from the northern BOB25,26,27 and the northern Arabian Sea28,29, speleothem30 and lake sediment31,32 records from Southern China, and paleoclimatic records from the northern SCS33, all consistently suggest that the hydrological conditions were extremely dry and long-lasting throughout the HS1 in the IAA monsoon region (Figs. 1 and 3 and please see Supplementary Table 1). Many studies have attributed the drought conditions during the HS1 to the retraction of the Asian Summer Monsoon and the southward drift of the ITCZ, which were responses to the cooling in the North Atlantic Ocean during the HS134. However, multiple paleoclimatic records from the equatorial and southern Indian Ocean3,9,35,36 and southern Indonesia11,12,37 also showed that dry conditions were prevalent throughout the entire HS1 period (Figs. 1 and 3). Furthermore, paleoclimatic records from Africa documented a catastrophic drought in Equatorial and Southern Africa at ~17–16 ka6. Therefore, the latitudinal movement of the tropical rain-belt cannot fully explain the hydroclimatic changes observed in the IAA monsoon region during the HS1.
Interestingly, our δ18Osw record from the tropical BoB exhibited a significant negative shift in the Early HS1 (18.3–16.3 ka), indicating a sudden decrease in SSS and an increase in fresh surface water input (Fig. 3c). The SSS in the BoB is primarily influenced by freshwater discharge and direct precipitation over the ocean24. However, δ18Osw records from the northern BOB25,26,27 and lake-sediment records from southwestern China31 revealed that there was weak monsoonal precipitation and thus reduced river runoff inflow into the BOB throughout the HS1 period, (Figs. 1 and 3b). Similarly, δ18Osw records from offshore Sumatra also indicated a drought during the HS1 period3. Therefore, the increased fresh seawater at Core I106 at about 18.3–16.3 ka was unlikely to have originated from the northern BoB or the south of Sumatra via currents. Additionally, modern hydrological data in the study area suggest that SSS is closely related to precipitation (Supplementary Fig. 1). Furthermore, the Δδ18Oruber-dutertrei archive from Core 758 (5°23.5’N,90°21.67’E), adjoining Core I106, indicated a general weakening of IOM intensity during the entire HS138. This suggests that there were no significant changes in water stratification at 18.3–16.3 ka. Therefore, the changes in δ18Osw and SSS at Core I106 during the Early HS1 period are most likely associated with variations in tropical precipitation.
Likewise, the δ18Osw record from Core ADM-159 (9.27°N, 95.61°E) in the southern Andaman Sea exhibited a significant negative anomaly at about 17.0–18.7 ka39 (Supplementary Fig. 4). The reconstructed SSS values from Core SK129/CR04 (6°29.65’N, 75°58.68’E) in the Equatorial Arabian Sea also indicated a low salinity event at 19.5–16.5 ka40 (Fig. 3e). The δ18O records of multiple planktonic foraminiferal species from the Equatorial Arabian Sea also revealed a negative peak at around 19.0–17.0 ka, which has been attributed to a stronger winter monsoon current41,42. However, the δ18Osw values in Core SK218/1 from the western BOB, which was influenced by EICC, increased significantly throughout the entire HS1, indicating a weak winter monsoon current25 (Fig. 1). Moreover, if the winter monsoon current had strengthened, more saltwater would have been transported from the south along Sumatra into our study area; on the contrary, the δ18Osw values at Core I106 declined a lot during the Early HS1. We therefore suggest that the negative δ18O records of planktonic foraminiferal in the Equatorial Arabian Sea during the Early HS1 may also be associated with increased tropical precipitation. Additionally, evidence provided by grain-size populations, dry bulk density, mass accumulation rates, and Si/Al ratios from Core CG2 (6.3928°N, 110.1542°E)14 in the southern SCS suggested strong precipitation during 19.0–18.0 ka and 17.5–16.1 ka (Fig. 3d). In the Sulu Sea, the δ18Osw records from Core MD97-2141 (8.8°N, 121.3°E)43 indicate that surface water in the Early HS1 was fresher than that during the Late HS1 (Fig. 3f). The X-ray fluorescence-derived log (Fe/Ca) records from MD06-3075 (6°29’N, 125°50’E) at Mindanao, which is a reliable proxy for freshwater runoff, also indicated increased precipitation at Mindanao at 15.7–17.8 ka, but with dry conditions in Borneo and China during this interval44 (Supplementary Fig. 4). The aforementioned records from the northern low latitudes support the notion that tropical precipitation intensified significantly during the Early HS1.
Our newly-integrated paleoclimatic records from the IAA monsoon region therefore reveal that there were mostly drought hydrological conditions in both the northern and southern hemispheres in the Early HS1. However, a wet hydrological condition was identified at ~3–9°N. This evidence suggests a possible contraction of the tropical convection precipitation region during this period.
Possible mechanisms controlling tropical hydroclimatic changes in the Early HS1
Previous studies have reported that the collapsed AMOC and cooling in the Northern Hemisphere during the HS1 resulted in an increase in interhemispheric temperature gradient, leading to a southward shift of the ITCZ4. Model results from the tropical East Indian Ocean suggested that there were drier conditions over the equatorial and north Indian Ocean, and more humid conditions in southern Indonesia, due to the southward displacement of the ITCZ during the HS13. However, our new paleoclimatic records from the northern low latitudes support the existence of a two-phase structure of tropical hydroclimate during the HS1, with remarkable humid conditions occurring in the Early HS1. Paleoclimatic records in Core VM33-80 in south Indonesia show an arid hydrological condition in the early phase of the HS1, and a humid hydrological condition at 16–14.5 ka15. δ18Osw records in cores MD98-216535, MD01-237810,11, GeoB10069-337 from southern Indonesia, and stalagmite δ18O record from Ball Gown45 all indicate dry hydrological conditions in the early phase of the HS1, which is also supported by paleo-records from the southwest Indian Ocean7,9,36 (Fig. 1). Therefore, variations in tropical precipitation patterns are not only affected by the interhemispheric temperature difference in the IAA monsoon realm, but also associated with other driving factors. In recent years, increasing evidence suggests a hemi-spherically symmetric contraction of tropical precipitation in response to glacial cycle drivers46. Model simulations from Africa have shown that precipitation coherency decreased in both southeastern Equatorial and Northern Africa in response to meltwater-induced reductions in the AMOC during the early phases of the last deglaciation47. Yan et al.48 also pointed out that the latitudinal range of ITCZ rainfall in the Western Pacific contracted over decadal to centennial timescales in response to a cold climate during the Little Ice Age (LIA). Stalagmite record from southwest Madagascar have also shown that the tropical rain-belt simultaneously expands or contracts in both hemispheres in the past49.
Numerous studies have reported an abrupt and early ice recession in the European Ice Sheet during the first part of HS1, leading to meltwater discharge into the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean50,51 (Fig. 4a). This event had a significant impact on the climate both on land and in the ocean52. Evidence from the North Atlantic suggests that the early reduction in AMOC at ~19–16.5 ka was initiated and sustained by the enhanced melting water from Eurasian ice sheets1. Additionally, the melting water from the Laurentide Ice Sheet caused a further reduction in AMOC at ~16.5–15 ka1,53,54 (Fig. 4b, c). The tropical hydroclimate within HS1, located in the northern low latitudes of the IAA monsoon region, also exhibited two distinct phases. Wet hydrological conditions were observed at about 18.3–16.3 ka, followed by dry conditions at ~16.3–14.7 ka, which was consistent with the two-step AMOC slowdown related to meltwater from different ice sheets (Fig. 4e).
During the Early HS1, the cooling of the North Hemisphere, resulting from the meltwater discharge from Eurasian ice sheets and slowdown AMOC, led to the southward migration of the westerlies55 and restricted the northward migration of the tropical rain-belt56. The global surface temperature remained relatively low during this period57,58 (Fig. 4d). At the same time, there was a sudden increase in the advection of heat toward the low latitudes of the Indian Ocean due to the anomalous transportation of heat northward into the northern high latitudes and a more vigorous ITF linked with the expansion of the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool (IPWP)59. This is supported by SST records in cores I106, SO189-39KL3, SK157-460, GeoB1002919 from the low latitudes of the Indian Ocean, which suggest a steep and abrupt rise with a magnitude of >1.0 °C at about 19.5–18.0 ka, and warmer SST events around 20 ka and 17 ka from the northern Arabian Sea61. With enhanced tropical SST warming, the latitudinal migration of the ITCZ in the IAA monsoon region potentially reduced, especially as the seasonally-affected ITCZ generally locates over the warm ocean62. Collins et al.63 have proposed that the tropical rain-belt in Africa contracted relative to the Late Holocene during the HS1, owing to a latitudinal compression of atmospheric circulation related to a lower mean global temperature. Besides, the tropical precipitation pattern in the IAA monsoon region also has a strong correlation with El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) activities64. Model studies indicate that there is an anticorrelation between ENSO and the Hadley circulation, which means that narrow and weak Hadley circulation occurs under El Niño condition65. The zonal SST difference between the West Pacific and East Pacific66 and a transient model simulation67 suggest a more El Niño-like state in the Early HS1 (Fig. 4f). Due to anomalous warming generated by El Niño under this state, the tropical troposphere becomes warmer, and the subtropical troposphere is cooler, which enhances the meridional temperature gradient, and then results in shrinking of the Hadley circulation in both hemispheres68. It was reported that ENSO variability is strongly enhanced in response to meltwater discharges and the resulting substantial slowdown of the AMOC during the Early deglaciation67.
In summary, our research findings indicate the presence of humid conditions in the northern low latitudes, and dry hydrological conditions in both the northern and southern parts of the IAA monsoon region during the Early HS1. The synchronous occurrence of drought in both hemispheres suggests that tropical precipitation in the IAA monsoon region likely contracted latitudinally during the Early HS1. Our study demonstrates that the variability in the tropical hydroclimate pattern during the Early HS1 in the IAA monsoon region was a response to the meltwater discharge from the Eurasian ice sheet and the resulting changes in AMOC, global temperatures and El Niño. The cooling in the northern high latitudes hindered the northward expanding of the Hadley circulation, as evidenced by dry condition records in northern hemisphere during the Early HS1. Additionally, strong El Niño also led to a reduction in the extent of the Hadley circulation in the southern hemisphere68.
Methods
Mg/Ca and isotope analyses
Approximately 80 Globigerinoides ruber sensu stricto (s.s.) individuals were selected from 250–350 μm size fractions; they were then crushed before being split into samples ready for stable isotope and Mg/Ca analysis. For Mg/Ca analysis, the pretreatment and analysis procedures followed the standard cleaning protocol developed by Barker et al.69, including ultrasonic cleaning in alternation with washes in Milli-Q water and methanol, removal of organic matter by 2% H2O2 solution, and weak acid leaching with 0.001 M HNO3. The clean samples were then dissolved in 0.075 M HNO3. Samples were centrifuged to remove any remaining insoluble particles and then diluted with Milli-Q water and measured on an ICP-AES at the Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The instrumental precision of the ICP-AES was monitored using analysis of an external, in-house standard solution with a Mg/Ca ratio of 4.44 mmol/mol, after every three samples. The relative standard deviation of the external standard was ±0.55%. Analytical reproducibility was estimated by replicate measurements that revealed a reproducibility of Mg/Ca ±1.48% (1σ). The Mn/Ca ratio was ~0.16 mmol/mol, indicating no significant contribution of Mg from Mn-Fe-oxide coating.
For stable isotopic analysis, the shell fragments were cleaned by ultrasonication in 2% H2O2 and acetone. Stable isotopic measurements were performed on a Thermo Finnigan MAT 253 mass spectrometer with a Kiel III automatic carbonate preparation device at the Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The standard error of the δ18O analyses was <0.05‰. Isotopic values were reported as ‰Vienna Pee Belemnite (VPDB) and calibrated with the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) 19 standards.
Mg/Ca-SST and δ18Osw reconstruction
Mg/Ca values were converted to temperature using the equations developed by Anand et al.70: Mg/Ca [mmol mol−1] = 0.38e0.09T[°C]. δ18Osw values were calculated using the equation proposed by Bemis et al.20: T [°C] = 14.9–4.8 (δ18Oc–δ18Osw). An additional 0.27‰ was added to them to convert the Vienna Pee Belemnite (VPDB) values to Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water (VSMOW) values. δ18Osw values were corrected for sea-level changes using the reconstruction protocol developed by Lambeck et al.71.
Error analysis for SST and δ18Osw
The errors in SST and δ18Osw in this study was estimated using equations proposed by Mohtadi et al.3. The errors in SST and δ18Osw are about ±1.03 °C and ±0.23‰, respectively. The error estimation for SST is carried out by propagating the errors introduced by the equation proposed by Anand et al.70 and Mg/Ca measurement. The SST error estimation is given as3:
where a = 0.090 ± 0.003 °C−1, b = 0.38 ± 0.02 mmol/mol−1, \(\frac{\partial T}{\partial a}=-\frac{1}{{\alpha }^{2}}{{{{\mathrm{ln}}}}}(\frac{{{\mbox{Mg}}}/{{\mbox{Ca}}}}{b})\), \(\frac{\partial T}{\partial b}=-\frac{1}{{ab}}\) and \(\frac{\partial T}{\partial {{\mbox{Mg}}}/{{\mbox{Ca}}}}=-\frac{1}{\alpha }\frac{1}{{{\mbox{Mg}}}/{{\mbox{Ca}}}}\).
And the uncertainties in δ18Osw is estimated by propagating errors from the δ18O-temperature equation of Bemis et al.20 and δ18Oc measurements and SST, which is given following3:
where a = 14.9 ± 0.1 °C, b = −4.8 ± 0.08 °C, \(\frac{\partial {{{{{{\rm{\delta }}}}}}}^{18}{{{{{{\rm{O}}}}}}}_{{{{{{\rm{sw}}}}}}}}{\partial T}=-\frac{1}{b},\frac{\partial {{{{{{\rm{\delta }}}}}}}^{18}{{{{{{\rm{O}}}}}}}_{{{{{{\rm{sw}}}}}}}}{\partial a}=\frac{1}{b},\frac{\partial {{{{{{\rm{\delta }}}}}}}^{18}{{{{{{\rm{O}}}}}}}_{{{{{{\rm{sw}}}}}}}}{\partial b}=\frac{T}{{b}^{2}}-\frac{a}{{b}^{2}}\,{{{{{\rm{and}}}}}}\,\frac{\partial {{{{{{\rm{\delta }}}}}}}^{18}{{{{{{\rm{O}}}}}}}_{{{{{{\rm{sw}}}}}}}}{\partial {{{{{{\rm{\delta }}}}}}}^{18}{{{{{{\rm{O}}}}}}}_{{{{{{\rm{c}}}}}}}}=1\).
Chronological framework
The age model for Core I106 was determined through the utilization of mixed planktonic foraminiferal Accelerated Mass Spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon data from 17 layers (Supplementary Table 2). Conventional 14C ages were adjusted for isotopic fraction utilizing δ13C values. These ages were further calibrated into calendar ages using CALIB 8.10 software and a MARINE 20 dataset, without adjusting for a regional 14C reservoir age. Linear interpolation was then employed to establish chronological continuity between calendar ages. The average sedimentation rate was ~6.25 cm/ka.
Dating uncertainties
The age models utilized in this study for marine sediment records were established through the use of AMS radiocarbon dating on planktonic foraminifera. The AMS 14C dates from marine sediment records were then converted to calendar ages using the CALIB 8.10 program and the MARINE 20 curve (please see Supplementary Dataset 2). The age models for terrestrial records referenced in this study were revised using the IntCal 20 curve instead of the Marine 20 curve. These age models were created through linear interpolating between derived intermediate calendar ages. It is important to note that a regional 14C reservoir age was not applied to all cores in this study. The revised dates are listed in the Supplementary Material. The stalagmite δ18O records were dated using 234U/230Th measurements, as described in the original paper.
Collection of existing paleoclimatic records
Numerous paleoclimate records of the HS1 have been documented in the IAA monsoon regions. In this study, we gathered 43 records that possess four AMS14C age control points ranging from 12 to 24 ka (Supplementary Table 1). The temporal resolution of each sample is generally superior to 500 years, except SK129/CR04, which has three AMS 14C with 700 years per sample. Additionally, we collected seven δ18Osw records from the northeast Indian Ocean, seven paleoclimatic records from the northern Arabian Sea, two paleoclimate records from the northern SCS, six paleoclimate records from the southern part of China and the Indian subcontinent, one paleoclimate record from Taiwan, one record from the southern SCS, one record from the Sulu Sea, one record from Mindanao, four records from the southern Arabian Sea and Southern Africa, eleven paleoclimate records and two stalagmite δ18O records from the south tropical Indian Ocean and tropical West Pacific. These records were collected to represent the overall spatial distribution pattern of hydrological conditions during the HS1 ranging from 30° north to 20° south in the IAA Monsoon region.
Data availability
Data generated in this study are available in Pangaea repository https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.956013. Source data are provided with this paper.
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This research received financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 42176082 to R.X., 41906057 to Y.Y., 42176080 to L.Z., 41876056 to L.Z., 41576044 to L.Z.), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2021A1515011501 to Y.Y., 2023A1515010640 to S.W.), the development fund of South China Sea Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. SCSIO202201 to Y.D. and L.Z.), and the basic research plan and applied basic research project of Guangzhou (Grant No. 202201010624) to Y.Y., Additional funding was provided by the Swedish Research Council Vetenskapsrådet (Grant No. 2022-03617) to Z.L. We thank the captain, crew and scientists onboard the R/V ShiYan 3 for their efforts in collecting samples during cruises of the Eastern Indian Ocean Comprehensive Scientific Expedition in Spring 2017 (No. 41649910).
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Y.Y. proposed this idea and contributed experimental analysis, writing—original draft and revising manuscript. L.Z. contributed to sample, funding acquisition and revising manuscript. L.Y. contributed to funding acquisition and validation. F.Z. contributed to experimental analysis, data analysis. Z.L. contributed to data analysis and revising manuscript. S.W. contributed to data curation and revising manuscript. Y.D. contributed to hydrological data analysis, mapping and revising manuscript. R.X. contributed to writing—review and editing, supervision and validation and revising manuscript. All authors contributed to analyzing and discussing the results, and editing and revising the manuscript.
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Yang, Y., Zhang, L., Yi, L. et al. A contracting Intertropical Convergence Zone during the Early Heinrich Stadial 1. Nat Commun 14, 4695 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40377-9
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