- We present varve chronologies for sediments from two maar lakes in the Valle de Santiago region (Central Mexico): Hoya La Alberca (AD 1852-1973) and Hoya Rincn de Parangueo (AD 1839-1943). These are the first varve chronologies for Mexican lakes. The varved sections were anchored with tephras from Colima (1913) and Paricutin (1943/1944) and (210)Pb ages. We compare the sequences using the thickness of seasonal laminae and element counts (Al, Si, S, Cl, K, Ti, Mn, Fe, and Sr) determined by micro X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The formation of the varve sublaminae is attributed to the strongly seasonal climate regime. Limited rainfall and high evaporation rates in winter and spring induce precipitation of carbonates (high Ca, Sr) enriched in (13)C and (18)O, whereas rainfall in summer increases organic and clastic input (plagioclase, quartz) with high counts of lithogenic elements (K, Al, Ti, and Si). Eolian input of Ti occurs also in the dry season. Moving correlations (5-yr windows) of the Ca and Ti counts show similar developmentWe present varve chronologies for sediments from two maar lakes in the Valle de Santiago region (Central Mexico): Hoya La Alberca (AD 1852-1973) and Hoya Rincn de Parangueo (AD 1839-1943). These are the first varve chronologies for Mexican lakes. The varved sections were anchored with tephras from Colima (1913) and Paricutin (1943/1944) and (210)Pb ages. We compare the sequences using the thickness of seasonal laminae and element counts (Al, Si, S, Cl, K, Ti, Mn, Fe, and Sr) determined by micro X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The formation of the varve sublaminae is attributed to the strongly seasonal climate regime. Limited rainfall and high evaporation rates in winter and spring induce precipitation of carbonates (high Ca, Sr) enriched in (13)C and (18)O, whereas rainfall in summer increases organic and clastic input (plagioclase, quartz) with high counts of lithogenic elements (K, Al, Ti, and Si). Eolian input of Ti occurs also in the dry season. Moving correlations (5-yr windows) of the Ca and Ti counts show similar development in both sequences until the 1930s. Positive correlations indicate mixing of allochthonous Ti and autochthonous Ca, while negative correlations indicate their separation in sublaminae. Negative excursions in the correlations correspond with historic and reconstructed droughts, El Nio events, and positive SST anomalies. Based on our data, droughts (3-7 year duration) were severe and centred around the following years: the early 1850s, 1865, 1880, 1895, 1905, 1915 and the late 1920s with continuation into the 1930s. The latter dry period brought both lake systems into a critical state making them susceptible to further drying. Groundwater overexploitation due to the expansion of irrigation agriculture in the region after 1940 induced the transition from calcite to aragonite precipitation in Alberca and halite infiltration in Rincn. The proxy data indicate a faster response to increased evaporation for Rincn, the lake with the larger maar dimensions, solar radiation receipt and higher conductivity, whereas the smaller, steeper Alberca maar responded rapidly to increased precipitation.…
MetadatenAuthor details: | Ulrike Kienel, Sabine Wulf BowenORCiDGND, Roger Byrne, Jungjae Park, Harald BöhnelORCiD, Peter Dulski, James F. Luhr, Lee SiebertORCiD, Gerald H. HaugGND, Jörg F. W. NegendankGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-432794 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-43279 |
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ISSN: | 1866-8372 |
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Title of parent work (German): | Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe |
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Subtitle (English): | impact of droughts, ENSO and human activity since AD 1840 as recorded in maar sediments from Valle de Santiago |
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Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe (860) |
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Publication type: | Postprint |
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Language: | English |
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Date of first publication: | 2020/03/25 |
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Publication year: | 2009 |
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Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
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Release date: | 2020/03/25 |
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Tag: | El Nino; Mexico; drought; element chemistry; human impact; tephra; varve chronology |
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Issue: | 860 |
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Number of pages: | 25 |
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First page: | 587 |
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Last Page: | 609 |
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Source: | Journal of Paleolimnology 42 (2009) 587–609 DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9307-x |
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Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
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DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
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| 9 Geschichte und Geografie / 93 Geschichte des Altertums (bis ca. 499), Archäologie / 930 Geschichte des Altertums bis ca. 499, Archäologie |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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Publishing method: | Open Access |
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License (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 2.0 Generic |
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External remark: | Bibliographieeintrag der Originalveröffentlichung/Quelle |
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