Changes to Yucatan Peninsula precipitation associated with salinity and temperature extremes of the Caribbean Sea during the Maya civilization collapse
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- Henry C Wu
- Thomas Felis
- Denis Scholz
- Cyril Giry
- Martin Koelling
- Klaus P Jochum
- Sander R Scheffers
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- 10.1038/s41598-017-15942-0
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- PubMed Identifier: 29158534
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- 2045-2322
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- SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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- ARTN 15825
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2017
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- Published
- Titel
- Changes to Yucatan Peninsula precipitation associated with salinity and temperature extremes of the Caribbean Sea during the Maya civilization collapse
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- Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 7
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- Abstract
- <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Explanations of the Classic Maya civilization demise on the Yucatán Peninsula during the Terminal Classic Period (TCP; ~CE 750–1050) are controversial. Multiyear droughts are one likely cause, but the role of the Caribbean Sea, the dominant moisture source for Mesoamerica, remains largely unknown. Here we present bimonthly-resolved snapshots of reconstructed sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity (SSS) variability in the southern Caribbean from precisely dated fossil corals. The results indicate pronounced interannual to decadal SST and SSS variability during the TCP, which may be temporally coherent to precipitation anomalies on the Yucatán. Our results are best explained by changed Caribbean SST gradients affecting the Caribbean low-level atmospheric jet with consequences for Mesoamerican precipitation, which are possibly linked to changes in Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation strength. Our findings provide a new perspective on the anomalous hydrological changes during the TCP that complement the oft-suggested southward displacement of the Intertropical Convergence Zone. We advocate for a strong role of Caribbean SST and SSS condition changes and related ocean-atmosphere interactions that notably influenced the propagation and transport of precipitation to the Yucatán Peninsula during the TCP.</jats:p>
- Autoren
- Henry C Wu
- Thomas Felis
- Denis Scholz
- Cyril Giry
- Martin Kölling
- Klaus P Jochum
- Sander R Scheffers
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-017-15942-0
- eISSN
- 2045-2322
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 1
- Zeitschrift
- Scientific Reports
- Sprache
- en
- Artikelnummer
- 15825
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- 2017
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- Published online
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- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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- http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15942-0
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2022
- Titel
- Changes to Yucatán Peninsula precipitation associated with salinity and temperature extremes of the Caribbean Sea during the Maya civilization collapse
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 7
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- Abstract
- Explanations of the Classic Maya civilization demise on the Yucatán Peninsula during the Terminal Classic Period (TCP; ~CE 750-1050) are controversial. Multiyear droughts are one likely cause, but the role of the Caribbean Sea, the dominant moisture source for Mesoamerica, remains largely unknown. Here we present bimonthly-resolved snapshots of reconstructed sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity (SSS) variability in the southern Caribbean from precisely dated fossil corals. The results indicate pronounced interannual to decadal SST and SSS variability during the TCP, which may be temporally coherent to precipitation anomalies on the Yucatán. Our results are best explained by changed Caribbean SST gradients affecting the Caribbean low-level atmospheric jet with consequences for Mesoamerican precipitation, which are possibly linked to changes in Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation strength. Our findings provide a new perspective on the anomalous hydrological changes during the TCP that complement the oft-suggested southward displacement of the Intertropical Convergence Zone. We advocate for a strong role of Caribbean SST and SSS condition changes and related ocean-atmosphere interactions that notably influenced the propagation and transport of precipitation to the Yucatán Peninsula during the TCP.
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- MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, 28359, Bremen, Germany. henry.wu@leibniz-zmt.de.
- Autoren
- Henry C Wu
- Thomas Felis
- Denis Scholz
- Cyril Giry
- Martin Kölling
- Klaus P Jochum
- Sander R Scheffers
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-017-15942-0
- eISSN
- 2045-2322
- Externe Identifier
- PubMed Identifier: 29158534
- PubMed Central ID: PMC5696513
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- 2045-2322
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- 1
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- eng
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- Electronic
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- 2017
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- Open Access
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- 15825
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2017
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- Published
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- CC BY
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2017
- Titel
- Changes to Yucatán Peninsula precipitation associated with salinity and temperature extremes of the Caribbean Sea during the Maya civilization collapse.
- Sub types
- research-article
- Journal Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 7
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- Abstract
- Explanations of the Classic Maya civilization demise on the Yucatán Peninsula during the Terminal Classic Period (TCP; ~CE 750-1050) are controversial. Multiyear droughts are one likely cause, but the role of the Caribbean Sea, the dominant moisture source for Mesoamerica, remains largely unknown. Here we present bimonthly-resolved snapshots of reconstructed sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity (SSS) variability in the southern Caribbean from precisely dated fossil corals. The results indicate pronounced interannual to decadal SST and SSS variability during the TCP, which may be temporally coherent to precipitation anomalies on the Yucatán. Our results are best explained by changed Caribbean SST gradients affecting the Caribbean low-level atmospheric jet with consequences for Mesoamerican precipitation, which are possibly linked to changes in Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation strength. Our findings provide a new perspective on the anomalous hydrological changes during the TCP that complement the oft-suggested southward displacement of the Intertropical Convergence Zone. We advocate for a strong role of Caribbean SST and SSS condition changes and related ocean-atmosphere interactions that notably influenced the propagation and transport of precipitation to the Yucatán Peninsula during the TCP.
- Date of acceptance
- 2017
- Autoren
- Henry C Wu
- Thomas Felis
- Denis Scholz
- Cyril Giry
- Martin Kölling
- Klaus P Jochum
- Sander R Scheffers
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29158534
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-017-15942-0
- eISSN
- 2045-2322
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- PubMed Central ID: PMC5696513
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 1
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- Sci Rep
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- eng
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- England
- Paginierung
- 15825
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- 10.1038/s41598-017-15942-0
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2017
- Status
- Published online
- Titel
- Changes to Yucatán Peninsula precipitation associated with salinity and temperature extremes of the Caribbean Sea during the Maya civilization collapse.
- Sub types
- Journal Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 7
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