This manuscript presents the first evidences for the appearance of a distinctive intermedite water mass in the Alboran Sea during the second phase of the last Organic Rich Layer formation in the Alboran Sea (Younger Dryas and early Holocene period). This is a particular intriguing period in the evolution of the Mediterranean Thermohaline system since major changes occurred in both Mediterranean basins, but not in the same direction. This new described water mass has been identified in base to its relatively high oxygen content, according to the benthic assemblage, and the gradient of carbon isotope ratios measured in different benthic foraminifera species.
Pérez-Asensio, J.N., Frigola, J., Pena, L.D., Sierro, F.J., Reguera, M.I., Rodríguez-Tovar, F.J., Dorador, J., Asioli, A., Kuhlmann, J., Huhn, K., Cacho, I., 2020. Changes in western Mediterranean thermohaline circulation in association with a deglacial Organic Rich Layer formation in the Alboran Sea. Quat. Sci. Rev. 228, 106075.
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