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Resumen: d13C and d18O of recent, continuous tufa records, obtained during a monitoring period spanning 3 to 13 years, are compared with the corresponding, known environmental conditions. Three rivers in NE Iberia (located along a 200-km N–S transect) are used for this comparison. The isotopic variations through space and time are discussed in terms of the environmental and geological parameters that operate on different scales, focusing on discerning the interactions between these parameters and providing examples of possible misinterpretation of climatic conditions, which is important to past climate studies based on isotopic data. The calculation of the actual isotopic fractionation coefficients, and the comparison with the literature-derived coefficients, demonstrates that the studied tufa formation was close to isotopic equilibrium to reflect the water temperature. The difference between mean measured water temperature (Tw) and mean calculated Tw (based on d18Ocalcite and measured d18Owater) is less than 2.7 °C. Tendencies of these calculated Tw are similar to the regional air temperature (Tair) tendencies through time, in particular in the case of the 13-year record, although certain deviations exist over shorter time spans. The best agreement between measured and calculated Tw and between d18Ocalcite-based Tw tendencies and Tair tendencies corresponds to the tufa stromatolite facies. Differences between the d18Ocalcite records of the three rivers cannot be attributed to temperature changes, but to the varying influences of groundwater inputs and isotopic rainfall composition in each river.Without considering these parameters, d18Ocalcite-based Tw calculations yield inaccurate results when comparing the study sites. d13Ccalcite values do not exhibit distinct patterns over time, and d13Ccalcite variations are likely caused by local processes that do not reflect general environmental changes. These findings underscore the significance of accounting for both groundwater behaviour and rainfall stable isotope composition when interpreting climate parameters in carbonate systems, particularly when differences between the isotopic signatures of deposits exist in the same region.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2016.09.004
Año: 2016
Publicado en: SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY 345 (2016), 126-144
ISSN: 0037-0738
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/CGL2006-05063-BTE
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/CGL2013-42867
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2009-09216-CLI
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/REN2002-03575-CLI
Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)
Área (Departamento): Geodinámica Externa (Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra)
Área (Departamento): Petrología y Geoquímica (Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra)
Área (Departamento): Estratigrafía (Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra)
Área (Departamento): Cristalografía y Mineralogía (Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra)

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