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Decoupled Hydroclimate of Central and Southwestern Iran Controlled by the Strength of Southerly‐Westerly Jets During Marine Isotope Stage 3
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Journal Article
Decoupled Hydroclimate of Central and Southwestern Iran Controlled by the Strength of Southerly‐Westerly Jets During Marine Isotope Stage 3
2024
Overview
The regional impact of abrupt glacial climate variability remains poorly constrained for arid southwestern Asia, particularly winter dynamics during Marine Isotope Stage 3, due to limited paleoarchives in the Middle East. Here, we present continuous speleothem records of δ18O and δ13C with robust chronologies for southwestern and central Iran, spanning ∼50–30 ka. Stable‐isotope signals in the two stalagmites are generally uncorrelated and do not exhibit a consistent response to Greenland stadials or interstadials; however, both show a positive δ18O excursion that coincides with Heinrich event 4. We explore the potential mechanisms for intermittent coupling of speleothem δ18O across Iran through isotope‐enabled atmospheric modeling outputs, from which we utilize the spatial δ18O gradient as a proxy for wintertime westerly versus southerly jet strength. Our results suggest that during Heinrich event 4 and several Greenland stadials, stronger westerly winds enhanced Mediterranean moisture contributions to both sites and reduced aridity in southern Iran. Plain Language Summary Stalagmites are useful archives to reconstruct the climate of the past. In order to shed light on the past climate of western Asia and the response of this region to the rapid climate changes, here we present two stalagmites from central and southwestern Iran that span 50,000 to 30,000 yrs ago. Our findings suggest that during extreme cold events, the moisture originates mostly from the west, whereas out of these extraordinarily cold periods moisture comes mostly from the south. Key Points Continuous high‐resolution speleothem record of climatic change in southwestern and central Iran between 50 and 30 ka Decoupled responses of stable‐isotope gradients in central and southern Iran to glacial climate variability, except during Heinrich event 4 Decreased impact of southerly moisture sources and reinforced westerlies during extreme cold events
