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A high-resolution late Holocene lake isotope record from Turkey and links to North Atlantic and monsoon climate

Matthew D. Jones¹, C. Neil Roberts², Melanie J. Leng³ and Murat Türke⁴

¹ School of Geography, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK, and School of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
² School of Geography, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
³ NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK, andSchool of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
⁴ Department of Geography, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17020 Çanakkale, Turkey

A high-resolution proxy record of precipitation and evaporation variability through the past 1700 yr from ¹⁸O analysis of a varved lake sequence from central Turkey shows rapid shifts between dry periods (A.D. 300–500 and A.D. 1400–1950) and wetter intervals (A.D. 560–750 and A.D. 1000–1350). Changes are consistent with changes in instrumental and proxy records of the Indian monsoon, dry summers in the Eastern Mediterranean being associated with periods of enhanced monsoon rainfall. In addition, major shifts in the record are coherent with changes in North Atlantic winter climate, with cold, wet periods in the Alps occurring at times of dry Turkish climate.

Key Words: Turkey • paleoclimate • monsoon • isotopes • lake sediments • North Sea–Caspian pattern

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