@article{fdi:010062663,
  title = {{A}ssessing the origin and variability of eolian lithic material for high-resolution paleoceanographic reconstructions off northern chile (23 degrees {S})},
  author = {{F}lores-{A}queveque, {V}. and {V}argas, {G}. and {A}lfaro, {S}. and {C}aquineau, {S}andrine and {V}aldes, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}ithic particles inrfac marine laminated sediments provide the opportunity to reconstruct ocean-climate processes like wind dynamics from the sedimentary record. {I}n {M}ejillones {B}ay (23 degrees {S}), located on the hyperarid coast of the {A}tacama {D}esert, marine laminated sediments record paleoceanographic variations related to coastal upwelling and regional {S}outh {P}acific climate conditions. {I}n this work we assess the provenance of lithic particles found in these laminated sediments and we analyze the relationship between the variability of lithic transport-sedimentation processes and wind. {W}e compared the sedimentological, morphological, and mineralogical characteristics of desert soil particles with those of surface sediments collected at various locations of the bottom of the bay and particles retrieved from marine sediment cores. {W}e also compared horizontal fluxes of particles eroded at the sue of the hyperarid plain ({P}ampa {M}ejillones) and vertical fluxes of lithic material settling through the water column in the marine basin. {R}esults show that particles retrieved in dust traps, mostly quartz and feldspars with some calcite fragments, amphiboles, and clay minerals, are similar to those collected in the marine sediment traps. {T}hese are characterized by grain-size modes finer than 125-150 mu m and decreasing from the pampa towards the bottom of the bay. {T}ogether with morphological features such as polished surfaces and "{V}-shaped" impact marks, this supports the hypothesis of an eolian origin of these particles with complex transport histories from {Q}uaternary uplifted coastal plains towards the marine laminated sediments. {F}rom in situ measurements and monitoring we observed a close relationship between the variability of wind intensity, horizontal fluxes of lithic particles across the surface of the desert, and vertical fluxes in the marine water column. {T}his supports the idea that not only in {M}ejillones {B}ay but also in other places, quantitative paleoclimate reconstructions could be performed from the quantification of the amount of lithic particles with sizes between 50 and 150 mu m contained in laminated sediments.},
  keywords = {{CHILI} ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD} ; {ATACAMA} {DESERT}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {S}edimentary {R}esearch},
  volume = {84},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {897--909},
  ISSN = {1527-1404},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.2110/jsr.2014.72},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062663},
}