Stable carbon and oxygen isotope ratios of Paleogene planktonic foraminifera from the Maud Rise

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Hauptverfasser: Stott, Lowell D, Kennett, James P, Shackleton, Nicholas J, Corfield, Richard M
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author Stott, Lowell D
Kennett, James P
Shackleton, Nicholas J
Corfield, Richard M
author_facet Stott, Lowell D
Kennett, James P
Shackleton, Nicholas J
Corfield, Richard M
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents The oxygen and carbon isotopic composition has been measured for numerous Paleogene planktonic foraminifer species from Maud Rise, Weddell Sea (ODP Sites 689 and 690), the first such results from the Antarctic. The results provide information about large-scale changes in the evolution of temperatures, seasonally, and structure of the upper water column prior to the development of a significant Antarctic cryosphere. The early Paleocene was marked by cooler surface-water conditions compared to the Cretaceous and possibly a less well developed thermocline. The late Paleocene and early Eocene saw the expansion of the thermocline as Antarctic surface waters became warm-temperate to subtropical. The late Paleocene to early Eocene thermal maximum was punctuated by two brief excursions during which time the entire Antarctic water column warmed and the meridional temperature gradient was reduced. The first of these excursions occurred at the Paleocene/Eocene boundary, in association with a major extinction in deep sea benthic foraminifers. The second excursion occurred within the early Eocene at ~54.0 Ma. These excursions are of global importance and represent the warmest intervals of the entire Cenozoic. The excursions were associated with fundamental changes in deep-water circulation and global heat transport. The thermal maximum of the early Eocene ended with the initiation of a long-term cooling trend at 52.0 Ma. This cooling trend was associated with reduced seasonality, and diminished structure and/or duration of the seasonal thermocline. The cooling trend was punctuated by three major cooling steps at 43.0, 40.0, and -36.0 Ma.
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spellingShingle Stable carbon and oxygen isotope ratios of Paleogene planktonic foraminifera from the Maud Rise
Stott, Lowell D
Kennett, James P
Shackleton, Nicholas J
Corfield, Richard M
113-689B; 113-690; 113-690B; COMPCORE; Composite Core; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Joides Resolution; Leg113; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; South Atlantic Ocean
The oxygen and carbon isotopic composition has been measured for numerous Paleogene planktonic foraminifer species from Maud Rise, Weddell Sea (ODP Sites 689 and 690), the first such results from the Antarctic. The results provide information about large-scale changes in the evolution of temperatures, seasonally, and structure of the upper water column prior to the development of a significant Antarctic cryosphere. The early Paleocene was marked by cooler surface-water conditions compared to the Cretaceous and possibly a less well developed thermocline. The late Paleocene and early Eocene saw the expansion of the thermocline as Antarctic surface waters became warm-temperate to subtropical. The late Paleocene to early Eocene thermal maximum was punctuated by two brief excursions during which time the entire Antarctic water column warmed and the meridional temperature gradient was reduced. The first of these excursions occurred at the Paleocene/Eocene boundary, in association with a major extinction in deep sea benthic foraminifers. The second excursion occurred within the early Eocene at ~54.0 Ma. These excursions are of global importance and represent the warmest intervals of the entire Cenozoic. The excursions were associated with fundamental changes in deep-water circulation and global heat transport. The thermal maximum of the early Eocene ended with the initiation of a long-term cooling trend at 52.0 Ma. This cooling trend was associated with reduced seasonality, and diminished structure and/or duration of the seasonal thermocline. The cooling trend was punctuated by three major cooling steps at 43.0, 40.0, and -36.0 Ma.
title Stable carbon and oxygen isotope ratios of Paleogene planktonic foraminifera from the Maud Rise
topic 113-689B; 113-690; 113-690B; COMPCORE; Composite Core; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Joides Resolution; Leg113; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; South Atlantic Ocean
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.726370