Relative paleointensity of the geomagnetic field during the past 200 ka from the West Philippine Sea and its chronological significance

Our rock magnetic analysis of core Ph05 from the West Philippine Sea demonstrates that the core preserves a strong, stable remanent magnetization and meets the magnetic mineral criteria for relative paleointensity (RPI) analyses. The magnetic minerals in the sequence are dominated by pseudosingle-domain magnetite, and the concentration of magnetic minerals is at the same scale. Both the conventional normalizing method and the pseudo-Thellier method were used in conjunction with the examination of the rock magnetic properties and natural remanent magnetization. Susceptibility (chi), anhysteretic remnant magnetization (ARM) and saturation isothermal remnant magnetization (SIRM) were used as the natural remanent magnetization normalizer. However, coherence analysis indicated that only ARM is more suitable for paleointensity reconstruction. The age model of core is established based on oxygen isotope data and AMS(14)C data, which is consistent with the age model estimated from RPI records. The relative paleointensity data provide a continuous record of the intensity variation during the last 200 ka, which correlates well with the global references RPI stacks. Several prominent low paleointensity values are identified and are correlated to the main RPI minima in the SINT-200 record, suggesting that the sediments have recorded the real changes of geomagnetic field.

Stable isotopes, core logging data, relative paleointensity, dry bulk density, biogenic opal, CN-data (TC, TOC, CaCO3, TN), element concentrations, and coarse fraction of three sediment cores from the western Bering Sea

We used piston cores recovered in the western Bering Sea to reconstruct millennial-scale changes in marine productivity and terrigenous matter supply over the past ~180 kyr. Based on a geochemical multi-proxy approach, our results indicate closely interacting processes controlling marine productivity and terrigenous matter supply comparable to the situation in the Okhotsk Sea. Overall, terrigenous inputs were high, whereas export production was low. Minor increases in marine productivity occurred during intervals of Marine Isotope Stage 5 and interstadials, but pronounced maxima were recorded during interglacials and Termination I. The terrigenous material is suggested to be derived from continental sources on the eastern Bering Sea shelf and to be subsequently transported via sea ice, which is likely to drive changes in surface productivity, terrigenous inputs, and upper-ocean stratification. From our results we propose glacial, deglacial, and interglacial scenarios for environmental change in the Bering Sea. These changes seem to be primarily controlled by insolation and sea-level forcing which affect the strength of atmospheric pressure systems and sea-ice growth. The opening history of the Bering Strait is considered to have had an additional impact. High-resolution core logging data (color b*, XRF scans) strongly correspond to the Dansgaard-Oeschger climate variability registered in the NGRIP ice core and support an atmospheric coupling mechanism of Northern Hemisphere climates.

Geomagnetic paleointensity dating of South China Sea sediments for the last 130 kyr

Relative paleointensity records from the northern South China Sea, northwest Pacific Ocean were studied in two gravity piston cores. Continuous mineral magnetic and paleomagnetic measurements were made using discrete sediment samples. Detailed rock magnetic parameters, such as thermomagnetic and high-field hysteresis data, indicate that pseudo-single domain magnetite in a narrow range of grain-size and concentration is the main contributor to the remanent magnetization. The uniform magnetic mineralogy meets the commonly accepted criteria for establishing relative paleointensity records. The relative paleointensity (RPI) curves were constructed by normalizing the natural remanent magnetization (NRM) with isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM), both in the 20-60 mT demagnetization state. Dating constraints have been provided by radiocarbon ages in the upper 400 cm of both cores. Furthermore, we have correlated our paleointensity records with NAPIS-75, S.Atlantic-1089, Sint-200 and NOPAPIS-250 to determine the chronological RPI framework for the South China Sea (SCS-PIS). Although some temporal offsets of paleointensity features between the different records have been recognized, their similar shape suggests that relative paleointensity on the 10(3)-10(4) year scale is globally coherent and can provide an age framework for sediments independent of delta O-18 ages.

Paleointensity record of Site 320-U1336

We present a high-resolution magnetostratigraphy and relative paleointensity (RPI) record derived from the upper 85 meters of IODP Site U1336, an equatorial Pacific early to middle Miocene succession recovered during Expedition 320/321. The magnetostratigraphy is well resolved with reversals typically located to within a few centimeters resulting in a well-constrained age model. The lowest normal polarity interval, from 85 to 74.87 meters, is interpreted as the upper part of Chron C6n (18.614-19.599 Ma). Another 33 magnetozones occur from 74.87 to 0.85 m, which are interpret to represent the continuous sequence of chrons from Chron C5Er (18.431-18.614 Ma) up to the top of Chron C5An.1n (12.014 Ma). We identify three new possible subchrons within Chron C5Cn.1n, Chron 5Bn.1r, and C5ABn. Sedimentation rates vary from about 7 to 15 m/Myr with a mean of about 10 m/Myr. We observe rapid, apparent changes in the sedimentation rate at geomagnetic reversals between ~16 and 19 Ma that indicate a calibration error in geomagnetic polarity timescale (ATNTS2004). The remanence is carried mainly by non-interacting particles of fine-grained magnetite, which have FORC distributions characteristic of biogenic magnetite. Given the relative homogeneity of the remanence carriers throughout the 85-m-thick succession and the quality with which the remanence is recorded, we have constructed a relative paleointensity (RPI) record that provides new insights into middle Miocene geomagnetic field behavior. The RPI record indicates a gradual decline in field strength between 18.5 Ma and 14.5 Ma, and indicates no discernible link between RPI and either chron duration or polarity state.

西太平洋特定海域沉积物的地磁场相对强度研究

沉积物可以提供连续的地磁场相对强度（RPI）记录，这些记录在全球范围内的对比具有一致性。目前RPI记录越来越多地在布容极性期内作为千年尺度高精度的地层对比手段，但由于构建RPI所需的岩石磁学标准较高，总体来说，RPI数据还相对缺乏，尤其是太平洋地区连续的RPI记录更是相对较少。本文以西太平洋特定海域沉积物为研究对象，进行了古地磁和岩石磁学方面等多个参数的综合测量，通过归一化天然剩磁得到了地磁场相对强度变化曲线，为RPI研究提供了新的记录，为研究区测年提供了新的手段。 西菲律宾海的Ph05孔沉积物的岩石磁学和古地磁研究表明，岩芯中的载磁矿物比较单一，以低矫顽力的磁铁矿为主，χ、ARM及SIRM等参数指示的磁性矿物的含量变化不大。磁性矿物的颗粒以准单畴为主，粒度指示参数χARM/χ具有冰期-间冰期旋回变化。通过交变退磁可得到稳定的特征剩磁，32-38 cm及108-110 cm处发现负倾角，并伴随着RPI的低值。谱分析检验后选择ARM作为归一化参数，通过ARM归一化天然剩磁获得了200 ka以来的地磁场相对强度记录。重建的RPI记录与综合曲线Sint-200有良好对比，可以反映全球性的信号。基于RPI建立的年代模型与氧碳同位素年代模型相似，可以作为独立的定年手段。 对东菲律宾海帕里西维拉海盆西侧F090102孔柱样沉积物进行了系统的古地磁和岩石磁学分析，结果表明样品适合进行相对强度研究。根据功率谱分析结果，选择非磁滞剩磁作为归一化的参数，得到约2 Ma以来的地球磁场相对强度变化曲线。该曲线与SINT-2000曲线可详细对比，比如呈比较典型的锯齿状特征，布容期内的记录与800 ka以来的SINT-800曲线相符。布容/松山极性转换期呈单强度降低的特征，在极性转换期和极性漂移期，相对强度曲线表现为显著低值。 对东海内陆架泥质区沉积物EC2005孔的磁学研究表明，岩芯在110 cm即受到还原成岩作用的影响；110-600 cm经历了铁氧化物还原阶段，样品中磁性矿物以PSD磁铁矿为主，随深度增加，其含量快速减少，其间随着硬磁矿物含量的波动，磁学参数也呈现出峰谷变化；600 cm向下岩芯经历硫酸盐还原阶段，各磁学参数都维持在很低的水平，顺磁性颗粒增加，并出现黄铁矿。早期成岩作用及重磁化作用使得古地磁信号被削弱和改造。