Abstract
Abstract. The formation of the Paraíba do Sul river delta plain on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, gave rise to diverse lagoons formed under different sea level regimes and climate variations. Sedimentary core lithology, organic matter geochemistry, and isotopic composition (δ13C and δ15N) were analyzed to interpret the sedimentation of the paleoenvironment of the Lagoa Salgada carbonate system. Different lithofacies reflect variations in the depositional environment. The abundance of silt and clay between 5.8 and 3.7 kyr enhances the interpretation of a transgressive system, which promoted the stagnation of coarse sediment deposition due to coast drowning. Geochemistry data from this period (5.8–3.7 kyr) suggest the dominance of a wet climate with an increase of C3 plants and a marked dry event between 4.2 and 3.8 kyr. This dryer event also matches with previously published records from around the world, indicating a global event at 4.2 ka. Between 3.8 and 1.5 kyr, Lagoa Salgada was isolated; sand and silt arrived at the system by erosion with the retreat of the ocean and less fluvial drainage. Geochemistry from this moment marks the changes to favorable conditions for microorganisms active in the precipitation of carbonates, forming microbial mats and stromatolites in the drier phase.
Highlights
IntroductionA severe and prolonged drought around the world characterizes the 4.2 ka climatic event and is reflected in proxy records from North America (Booth et al, 2005; Bradley and Bakke, 2019), Asia (Persoiu et al, 2019; Scuderi et al, 2019), Africa (Damnati et al, 2012; Gasse, 2000), South America (Tapia et al, 2003), the Arabian Sea (Giesche et al, 2019), and Antarctica (Staubwasser and Weiss, 2006)
A severe and prolonged drought around the world characterizes the 4.2 ka climatic event and is reflected in proxy records from North America (Booth et al, 2005; Bradley and Bakke, 2019), Asia (Persoiu et al, 2019; Scuderi et al, 2019), Africa (Damnati et al, 2012; Gasse, 2000), South America (Tapia et al, 2003), the Arabian Sea (Giesche et al, 2019), and Antarctica (Staubwasser and Weiss, 2006). This significant aridification event in the mid–late Holocene is recognized in lake sequences; ice cores; and in speleothem, dust, and sediment samples
Radiocarbon analyses were performed at the Arizona Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility and BETA Analytic Inc., using 14C accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS)
Summary
A severe and prolonged drought around the world characterizes the 4.2 ka climatic event and is reflected in proxy records from North America (Booth et al, 2005; Bradley and Bakke, 2019), Asia (Persoiu et al, 2019; Scuderi et al, 2019), Africa (Damnati et al, 2012; Gasse, 2000), South America (Tapia et al, 2003), the Arabian Sea (Giesche et al, 2019), and Antarctica (Staubwasser and Weiss, 2006) This significant aridification event in the mid–late Holocene is recognized in lake sequences; ice cores; and in speleothem, dust, and sediment samples. The irregular fluctuation of atmospheric pressure over the North Atlantic Ocean, changing the direction of the cy-
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