The Color Reflectance Features of the Sediments in Mud Area on the Inner Shelf of the East China Sea and its Paleoclimatic Implications for Recent 2 ka

Abstract

A climatic proxy system is constructed on the basis of the color reflectance data of the core MZ01 using first derivative and factors analysis method,and a high-resolution climatic sequence is established with the support of AMS14C dating data for the past 2 ka.900AD is the key turning-point in the course of climate evolution.Climate became significantly cold with high-frequency but low amplitude temperature fluctuation right after 900AD.In the past 2 ka,the climate in East China has experienced four stages including a cold stage before 580AD,a warm stage between 580 and 900AD,a temperature fluctuation stage between 900 and 1460AD and a cold stage between 1460 and 1880AD.Each stage includes some secondary regional or global temperature fluctuations.