中国南方石笋氧同位素(δ18Oc)是重建轨道和千年尺度季风气候变化的重要指标,但其与区域降水量的关系仍存在
不确定性,这不仅影响了对δ18Oc气候指示意义的准确解读,也制约了基于该指标探讨季风气候驱动机制的研究。文章整合了已发表的21~11 ka B.P.时段中国南方石笋δ18Oc数据和HadCM3B模式模拟结果,分析了冰期—间冰期转型阶段石笋δ18Oc与区域降水的关系。研究发现:在轨道尺度上,末次冰消期中国南方石笋δ18Oc的变化能反映区域夏季降水量的长期演变;而在千年尺度上,则主要表征区域年降水量的波动特征。具体而言,在冰期向间冰期过渡的过程中,石笋δ18Oc呈现持续偏负趋势,对应区域夏季降水量的逐步增加;而在YD和HS-1事件期间,石笋δ18Oc显著偏正时,年降水量反而增多。值得注意的是,仅考虑降雨量变化获得的降水δ18Op序列与中国南方石笋δ18Oc序列均进行距平处理后的对比表明:虽然石笋δ18Oc与不同时间尺度的区域降水指标存在前述关联,但不宜将其气候意义直接等同于区域夏季降水量或年降水量。
The stalagmite δ18Oc records from southern China serve as a crucial paleoclimate archive for reconstructing orbitaland millennial-scale variations of the Asian monsoon system. Nevertheless, the precise linkage between these δ18Oc signals and regional precipitation remains debated, posing challenges for both the climatic interpretation of δ18Oc variations and investigations of driving mechanisms of monsoon variations. This study synthesizes published stalagmite δ18Oc records (21-11 ka B.P.) from southern China with HadCM3B model simulations to examine the δ18Oc -precipitation relationship during the last deglaciation. Our analysis reveals distinct scale-dependent relationships: on orbital timescales, the δ18Oc variations reliably track long-term changes in summer precipitation, while millennial-scale δ18Oc fluctuations primarily reflect variations in annual precipitation. The transition from glacial to interglacial conditions is marked by progressively depleted δ18Oc values, corresponding to increasing summer rainfall. In contrast, during abrupt climate events such as YD and HS-1, enriched δ18Oc values coincide with enhanced annual precipitation. Through comparative analysis of δ18Op anomalies with the precipitation-weight and stalagmite δ18Oc anomalies, we demonstrate that while the aforementioned relationships exist across different timescales, stalagmite δ18Oc cannot be unambiguously interpreted as a direct proxy for either summer or annual precipitation amounts.