全新世以来苏门答腊岛西南海域沉积物粒度组成与沉积环境演化

    Grain size composition and sedimentary environment evolution of sediments in the southwestern Sumatra waters since the Holocene

    • 摘要: 本文以苏门答腊岛西南部海域BS17岩芯为研究对象,在建立高分辨率年代框架基础上,开展了沉积物粒度组成和端元分析,重建了9 ka BP以来区域水动力条件、物源供给及沉积环境演变历史。结果表明,研究区沉积物主要来自苏门答腊岛、安达曼海及巽他陆架3个源区,粒度三端元EM1、EM2、EM3分别指示了远源细粒组分、苏门答腊岛海域悬移组分及近源粗粒组分,其中EM2占比最高,含量达55.51%,而EM1和EM3值相对较低,分别为23.23%、21.26%。以3.8 ka BP为界,研究区9 ka BP以来的沉积环境演化可划分为两阶段:中全新世(9~3.8 ka BP)海平面较低,印度季风和亚洲季风强盛,洋流搬运活跃,远源细粒物质供给充分;晚全新世(3.8~0 ka BP)海平面升至现代水平,衰弱的印度季风和亚洲季风驱动的洋流搬运能力降低,导致近源粗粒物质贡献显著提升。本文揭示的苏门答腊岛西南部海域沉积环境对海平面与季风变化的响应规律,能够进一步深化东北印度洋古环境演化认知,支撑低纬海域的全球变化与海气相互作用理论创新。

       

      Abstract: Taking the BS17 core from the southwestern Sumatra waters as the research subject, this study investigates the grain size composition and its variation patterns of sediments, and reconstructs the evolution history of regional hydrodynamic conditions, sediment supply, and depositional environment since 9 ka BP based on a high-resolution chronological framework. The results indicate that the sediments in the study area primarily originate from three source regions: Sumatra Island, the Andaman Sea, and the Sunda Shelf. The three-end-member components (EM1, EM2, EM3) of grain size respectively represent distal fine-grained components, suspended components from the Sumatra waters, and proximal coarse-grained components. Among these, EM2 has the highest proportion at 55.51%, while EM1 and EM3 account for 23.23% and 21.26%, respectively. A two-stage division can be identified with 3.8 ka BP as the boundary: during the mid-Holocene (93.8 ka BP), the sea level was relatively low, the Indian Monsoon and Asian Monsoon were strong, and ocean currents were active, leading to ample supply of distal fine-grained materials. During the late Holocene (3.80 ka BP), the sea level rose to modern levels, and the weakened Indian and Asian Monsoons reduced the transport capacity of ocean currents, resulting in a significant increase in the contribution of proximal coarse-grained materials. The response patterns of the low-latitude marine depositional environment to sea level and monsoon changes revealed in this study provide theoretical support for deepening the research on paleoenvironmental evolution in the tropical northeastern Indian Ocean and filling the gap in the mechanisms of global change responses in low latitude marine areas.

       

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