Stable isotope constraints on the transport of water to the Andes between 22° and 26°S during the last glacial cycle

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Godfrey, Linda V.; Jordan, Teresa E.; Lowenstein, Tim K.; Alonso, Ricardo Narciso
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2003
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The modern climate over much of the Andes between 22° and 26°S is very dry. Dated sediment cores from desiccated lake beds contain saline deposits (salars) that have halite fabrics that indicate during previous, less arid climates saline lakes existed at Salar de Hombre Muerto (northwest Argentina, Andean plateau) and Salar de Atacama (northern Chile, west flank of Andes). Paleoclimate conditions are reconstructed from the stable isotope composition of paleo-saline lake waters trapped in fluid inclusions in lacustrine halite. Models of isotopic steady state are applied to estimate the isotopic composition of inflow (meteoric) water to the paleo-lake and paleo-atmospheric water vapor. The two salars' climate records differ. The timing of Atacama saline lakes is similar to lake level highstands on the Altiplano to the northeast with the deepest lake occurring between 24 and 19.8 ka. The modern meteoric water source for Atacama and the Central Andes is currently the tropical Atlantic, via the Amazon Basin, and stable isotopic evidence indicates the same source of water for the paleo-lakes in the Atacama. In contrast, to the southeast, at Hombre Muerto, the lakes that intermittently occupied the salar became progressively smaller since 45 ka. Water isotope composition today reflects atmospheric recycling by evaporation-condensation, as it did between 24 and 20 ka, whereas water transported to the earlier lakes does not indicate significant isotopic recycling. Using knowledge of modern-day atmosphere/oceanic circulation and forcing mechanisms, we hypothesize that the shifts in moisture transport to these Andean sites are directly tied to equatorial and South Atlantic atmospheric and oceanic surface circulation.
Fil: Godfrey, Linda V.. Cornell University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Jordan, Teresa E.. Cornell University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lowenstein, Tim K.. University of Binghamton; Estados Unidos
Fil: Alonso, Ricardo Narciso. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales. Escuela de Geología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta; Argentina
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spelling Stable isotope constraints on the transport of water to the Andes between 22° and 26°S during the last glacial cycleGodfrey, Linda V.Jordan, Teresa E.Lowenstein, Tim K.Alonso, Ricardo NarcisoISOTOPESPALEOCLIMATEPRECIPITATIONSALARSSOUTH AMERICAhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The modern climate over much of the Andes between 22° and 26°S is very dry. Dated sediment cores from desiccated lake beds contain saline deposits (salars) that have halite fabrics that indicate during previous, less arid climates saline lakes existed at Salar de Hombre Muerto (northwest Argentina, Andean plateau) and Salar de Atacama (northern Chile, west flank of Andes). Paleoclimate conditions are reconstructed from the stable isotope composition of paleo-saline lake waters trapped in fluid inclusions in lacustrine halite. Models of isotopic steady state are applied to estimate the isotopic composition of inflow (meteoric) water to the paleo-lake and paleo-atmospheric water vapor. The two salars' climate records differ. The timing of Atacama saline lakes is similar to lake level highstands on the Altiplano to the northeast with the deepest lake occurring between 24 and 19.8 ka. The modern meteoric water source for Atacama and the Central Andes is currently the tropical Atlantic, via the Amazon Basin, and stable isotopic evidence indicates the same source of water for the paleo-lakes in the Atacama. In contrast, to the southeast, at Hombre Muerto, the lakes that intermittently occupied the salar became progressively smaller since 45 ka. Water isotope composition today reflects atmospheric recycling by evaporation-condensation, as it did between 24 and 20 ka, whereas water transported to the earlier lakes does not indicate significant isotopic recycling. Using knowledge of modern-day atmosphere/oceanic circulation and forcing mechanisms, we hypothesize that the shifts in moisture transport to these Andean sites are directly tied to equatorial and South Atlantic atmospheric and oceanic surface circulation.Fil: Godfrey, Linda V.. Cornell University; Estados UnidosFil: Jordan, Teresa E.. Cornell University; Estados UnidosFil: Lowenstein, Tim K.. University of Binghamton; Estados UnidosFil: Alonso, Ricardo Narciso. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales. Escuela de Geología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta; ArgentinaElsevier Science2003-05-15info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/132369Godfrey, Linda V.; Jordan, Teresa E.; Lowenstein, Tim K.; Alonso, Ricardo Narciso; Stable isotope constraints on the transport of water to the Andes between 22° and 26°S during the last glacial cycle; Elsevier Science; Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology; 194; 1-3; 15-5-2003; 299-3170031-0182CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00283-9info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018203002839info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:07:24Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/132369instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:07:24.911CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Stable isotope constraints on the transport of water to the Andes between 22° and 26°S during the last glacial cycle
title Stable isotope constraints on the transport of water to the Andes between 22° and 26°S during the last glacial cycle
spellingShingle Stable isotope constraints on the transport of water to the Andes between 22° and 26°S during the last glacial cycle
Godfrey, Linda V.
ISOTOPES
PALEOCLIMATE
PRECIPITATION
SALARS
SOUTH AMERICA
title_short Stable isotope constraints on the transport of water to the Andes between 22° and 26°S during the last glacial cycle
title_full Stable isotope constraints on the transport of water to the Andes between 22° and 26°S during the last glacial cycle
title_fullStr Stable isotope constraints on the transport of water to the Andes between 22° and 26°S during the last glacial cycle
title_full_unstemmed Stable isotope constraints on the transport of water to the Andes between 22° and 26°S during the last glacial cycle
title_sort Stable isotope constraints on the transport of water to the Andes between 22° and 26°S during the last glacial cycle
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Godfrey, Linda V.
Jordan, Teresa E.
Lowenstein, Tim K.
Alonso, Ricardo Narciso
author Godfrey, Linda V.
author_facet Godfrey, Linda V.
Jordan, Teresa E.
Lowenstein, Tim K.
Alonso, Ricardo Narciso
author_role author
author2 Jordan, Teresa E.
Lowenstein, Tim K.
Alonso, Ricardo Narciso
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ISOTOPES
PALEOCLIMATE
PRECIPITATION
SALARS
SOUTH AMERICA
topic ISOTOPES
PALEOCLIMATE
PRECIPITATION
SALARS
SOUTH AMERICA
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The modern climate over much of the Andes between 22° and 26°S is very dry. Dated sediment cores from desiccated lake beds contain saline deposits (salars) that have halite fabrics that indicate during previous, less arid climates saline lakes existed at Salar de Hombre Muerto (northwest Argentina, Andean plateau) and Salar de Atacama (northern Chile, west flank of Andes). Paleoclimate conditions are reconstructed from the stable isotope composition of paleo-saline lake waters trapped in fluid inclusions in lacustrine halite. Models of isotopic steady state are applied to estimate the isotopic composition of inflow (meteoric) water to the paleo-lake and paleo-atmospheric water vapor. The two salars' climate records differ. The timing of Atacama saline lakes is similar to lake level highstands on the Altiplano to the northeast with the deepest lake occurring between 24 and 19.8 ka. The modern meteoric water source for Atacama and the Central Andes is currently the tropical Atlantic, via the Amazon Basin, and stable isotopic evidence indicates the same source of water for the paleo-lakes in the Atacama. In contrast, to the southeast, at Hombre Muerto, the lakes that intermittently occupied the salar became progressively smaller since 45 ka. Water isotope composition today reflects atmospheric recycling by evaporation-condensation, as it did between 24 and 20 ka, whereas water transported to the earlier lakes does not indicate significant isotopic recycling. Using knowledge of modern-day atmosphere/oceanic circulation and forcing mechanisms, we hypothesize that the shifts in moisture transport to these Andean sites are directly tied to equatorial and South Atlantic atmospheric and oceanic surface circulation.
Fil: Godfrey, Linda V.. Cornell University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Jordan, Teresa E.. Cornell University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lowenstein, Tim K.. University of Binghamton; Estados Unidos
Fil: Alonso, Ricardo Narciso. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales. Escuela de Geología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta; Argentina
description The modern climate over much of the Andes between 22° and 26°S is very dry. Dated sediment cores from desiccated lake beds contain saline deposits (salars) that have halite fabrics that indicate during previous, less arid climates saline lakes existed at Salar de Hombre Muerto (northwest Argentina, Andean plateau) and Salar de Atacama (northern Chile, west flank of Andes). Paleoclimate conditions are reconstructed from the stable isotope composition of paleo-saline lake waters trapped in fluid inclusions in lacustrine halite. Models of isotopic steady state are applied to estimate the isotopic composition of inflow (meteoric) water to the paleo-lake and paleo-atmospheric water vapor. The two salars' climate records differ. The timing of Atacama saline lakes is similar to lake level highstands on the Altiplano to the northeast with the deepest lake occurring between 24 and 19.8 ka. The modern meteoric water source for Atacama and the Central Andes is currently the tropical Atlantic, via the Amazon Basin, and stable isotopic evidence indicates the same source of water for the paleo-lakes in the Atacama. In contrast, to the southeast, at Hombre Muerto, the lakes that intermittently occupied the salar became progressively smaller since 45 ka. Water isotope composition today reflects atmospheric recycling by evaporation-condensation, as it did between 24 and 20 ka, whereas water transported to the earlier lakes does not indicate significant isotopic recycling. Using knowledge of modern-day atmosphere/oceanic circulation and forcing mechanisms, we hypothesize that the shifts in moisture transport to these Andean sites are directly tied to equatorial and South Atlantic atmospheric and oceanic surface circulation.
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