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The The 231231Pa/Pa/230230Th Paleoproxy: Th Paleoproxy: How should we interpret the How should we interpret the growing observational growing observational dataset? dataset?
Gideon HendersonGideon HendersonAlex ThomasAlex ThomasMark SiddallMark SiddallJames RaeJames RaeBen HickeyBen Hickey
University of OxfordUniversity of Oxford
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Lynch Stieglitz et al. 2007
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A proxy for past rates of ocean circulation
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Oceanic behaviour of U-series nuclides
238U -> 234Th
234Pa -> 234U -> 230Th
226Ra
235U -> 231Th -> 231Pa
227Ac
particlescavenging
releasefromsediment
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Oceanic behaviour of U-series nuclides
238U -> 234Th
234Pa -> 234U -> 230Th
226Ra
235U -> 231Th -> 231Pa
227Ac
particlescavenging
releasefromsediment
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Fluxes of 231Pa and 230Th
F = P
concentration
Scavenging of nuclideDownward transportContinued equilibration
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Fluxes of 231Pa and 230Th
F = P
concentration
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F = P F < PF < P
concentration concentrationconcentration
230Th
Fluxes of 231Pa and 230Th
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Residence time of waters in North Atlantic
Rhien et al. 2001
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Some real 230Th data
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230Th (dpm/1000 litres)
Depth (km) SouthAtlantic
LabradorSea
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F = P F < PF < P
concentration concentrationconcentration
230Th
Fluxes of 231Pa and 230Th
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F = P F < PF < P
concentration concentrationconcentration
F < PF < PF < P
230Th231Pa
Fluxes of 231Pa and 230Th
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231Pa/230Th in the oceans
231Pa230Th
Advection
NADW
234U 230Th
235U 231PaProduction
231Pa/ 230Th = 0.093
NorthAtlantic
SouthernOcean
lowproductivity
highproductivity
230Th231Pa
231Pa230Th
Sedimentary231Pa/ 230Th
< 0.093i.e. 0.06
Sedimentary231Pa/ 230Th
> 0.093i.e. 0.15
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Yu et al. 1996
Glacial NADW formation rates
Suggests similar rates of NADW flow in glacial and Holocene
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Sensitivity of the proxy
Marchal 2000
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Millennial changes in NADW flow
McManus et al. 2004
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So that’s how it’s supposed to work.
but…1. Which depth water-mass is it telling us
about?
2. Doesn’t it have a big particle flux effect as well?
3. How about preferential scavenging by opal?
4. Do other things reset Pa/Th except for ventilation?
5. Does it look as though it works in other settings?
6. Do we really understand it?
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1. Which depth of water mass?
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Southern Indian Ocean
Thomas et al. 2006
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Indian Ocean seawater profiles
230Th 231Pa 232Th
Thomas et al. 2006
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Where does the proxy signal come from?
Is sedimentary 231Pa/230Th representative of whole water column?
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2. The role of particle flux?
Chase et al. 2003
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Mass Flux (mg m-2 day-1)
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3. Preferential opal scavenging
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Opal/Carbonate (%/%)
Particulate 231Pa/230Th
Mass Flux (mg m-2 day-1)
Southern OceanEquatorial PacificOther PacificNorth Atlantic
Chase et al. 2003
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Modelling the behaviour of Pa and Th
Distribution coefficients after Luo and Ku(Pa with strong preference for lithogenic particles)
Distribution coefficients after Chase et al(Pa with preference for opal, Th for carbonate)
Siddall, Henderson, et al. (2005)
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4. What else resets it?
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Indian Ocean seawater profiles
230Th 231Pa 232Th
Thomas et al. 2006
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Southern Indian Ocean
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Reconstruction of deep inflow to Indian Ocean
Benthic 18O
(231Pa/230Th)xs
Authigenic U
Down core record from East of Madagascar indicates little or no change in ABW flow into Indian Ocean during full climate cycle
Thomas et al. 2007
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5. Does it work in other settings?
Present day model - 14Sv MOC
Siddall et al. 2007
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Modelling ocean Pa/Th - MOC shutdown
Shut down model - 2Sv MOC
Siddall et al. 2007
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Effect of MOC shutdown on Pa/Th
Difference between full and shutdown MOC
Siddall et al. 2007
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Effect of MOC shutdown on Pa/Th
Difference between full and shutdown MOC
Siddall et al. 2007
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Preliminary data from the Argentine Basin
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McManus Pa/Th
Benthic 18O
Ice core 18O
New Pa/Th
Fe/Ca
Sea level
Fast
Slow
Rae et al
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Age (yr)
(Pa/Th)xs 0
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NADW
AIW/NADW
AIW
And some other cores…
Different water masses? Or different sediment composition?
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Effect of MOC shutdown on Pa/Th
Difference between full and shutdown MOC
Siddall et al. 2007
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Preliminary Cape Basin results
Difference between full and shutdown MOC
Negre et al. 2007
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Preliminary Cape Basin results
Negre et al. 2007
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Upstream silica scavenging?
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6. Do we really understand it?Model of sediment Pa/Th compared to water-column
observations
Siddall, Henderson, et al. (2005)
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Interpretation of data by 3D modelingModel of sediment Pa/Th compared to sediment
observations
Siddall, Henderson, et al. (2005)
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238U
206Hg
206Tl
206Pb
210Po
210Bi
210Pb
210Tl
214Po
214Bi
214Pb
218Rn
218At
218Po
222Rn
226Ra
230Th
234U
234Pa
234Th
U-Series Geochemistry
238U
234U
234Pa
234Th
α4.5 Gyrβ
β
α250 kyr
230Thα
76 kyr
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Don’t get fooled by models