Catastrophic arid episodes in the Eastern Mediterranean linked with the North Atlantic Heinrich events

Research Article| May 01, 2003 Catastrophic arid episodes in the Eastern Mediterranean linked with the North Atlantic Heinrich events Yuval Bartov; Yuval Bartov 1Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Steven L. Goldstein; Steven L. Goldstein 2Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, Palisades, 61 Route 9W, New York 10964, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Mordechai Stein; Mordechai Stein 3Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel, and Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Yisrael Street, 95501, Jerusalem, Israel Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yehouda Enzel Yehouda Enzel 4Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel, and Department of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Yuval Bartov 1Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel Steven L. Goldstein 2Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, Palisades, 61 Route 9W, New York 10964, USA Mordechai Stein 3Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel, and Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Yisrael Street, 95501, Jerusalem, Israel Yehouda Enzel 4Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, 91904, Jerusalem, Israel, and Department of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, 91905, Jerusalem, Israel Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 04 Sep 2002 Revision Received: 24 Jan 2003 Accepted: 28 Jan 2003 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2003) 31 (5): 439–442. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0439:CAEITE>2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 04 Sep 2002 Revision Received: 24 Jan 2003 Accepted: 28 Jan 2003 First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Yuval Bartov, Steven L. Goldstein, Mordechai Stein, Yehouda Enzel; Catastrophic arid episodes in the Eastern Mediterranean linked with the North Atlantic Heinrich events. Geology 2003;; 31 (5): 439–442. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0439:CAEITE>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The response of continental climate to the well-documented climate oscillations during the last glacial period has been a subject of intense interest, yet much less is known about the influence on regional continental climates than in the marine or polar realms of Earth. The detailed lake-level history of the closed Lake Lisan (paleo–Dead Sea) in the Middle East has been reconstructed from shoreline indications and high-resolution U-Th and 14C chronologies, thus providing data on the response of the lake's catchment area to the climate changes during the corresponding period. We present a correlation between the newly developed Lake Lisan level curve for the past 55 k.y. and the North Atlantic Heinrich events. The correlation indicates a closely connected climate response between these North Atlantic events and the hydrologic conditions that prevailed in the Eastern Mediterranean. Our findings show that although the generally cooler conditions that prevailed during the last glaciation favored high levels of the lake, catastrophic events in the North Atlantic, which are associated with maximum cooling, have been responsible for droughts in the Eastern Mediterranean. We infer that cold-water input to the Mediterranean originating in the collapse of the North Atlantic Deep Water circulation caused the reduction of evaporation and less precipitation in the Eastern Mediterranean. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.