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Main Authors: Pearson, Paul N, Palmer, Martin R
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Language:en
Published: PANGAEA 1999
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.769847
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author Pearson, Paul N
Palmer, Martin R
author_facet Pearson, Paul N
Palmer, Martin R
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents The carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere [measured as the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2)] affects the content of the surface ocean, which in turn affects seawater pH. The boron isotope composition (d11B) of contemporaneous planktonic foraminifera that calcified their tests at different water depths can be used to reconstruct the pH-depth profile of ancient seawater. Construction of a pH profile for the middle Eocene tropical Pacific Ocean shows that atmospheric pCO2 was probably similar to modern concentrations or slightly higher.
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spellingShingle (Table 1) Boron-isotope measurements of foraminifera of ODP Hole 143-865C
Pearson, Paul N
Palmer, Martin R
143-865C; Comment; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation; Joides Resolution; Leg143; North Pacific Ocean; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; Sample code/label; Size; Species; δ11B; δ11B, standard deviation
The carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere [measured as the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2)] affects the content of the surface ocean, which in turn affects seawater pH. The boron isotope composition (d11B) of contemporaneous planktonic foraminifera that calcified their tests at different water depths can be used to reconstruct the pH-depth profile of ancient seawater. Construction of a pH profile for the middle Eocene tropical Pacific Ocean shows that atmospheric pCO2 was probably similar to modern concentrations or slightly higher.
title (Table 1) Boron-isotope measurements of foraminifera of ODP Hole 143-865C
topic 143-865C; Comment; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP/ODP/IODP sample designation; Joides Resolution; Leg143; North Pacific Ocean; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; Sample code/label; Size; Species; δ11B; δ11B, standard deviation
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.769847