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Roberts, Jenny; Gottschalk, Julia; Skinner, Luke C.; Peck, Victoria L.; Kender, Sev; Elderfield, Henry; Waelbroeck, Claire; Riveiros, Natalia Vazquez; Hodell, David A.. |
Explanations of the glacial-interglacial variations in atmospheric pCO(2) invoke a significant role for the deep ocean in the storage of CO2. Deep-ocean density stratification has been proposed as a mechanism to promote the storage of CO2 in the deep ocean during glacial times. A wealth of proxy data supports the presence of a "chemical divide" between intermediate and deep water in the glacial Atlantic Ocean, which indirectly points to an increase in deep-ocean density stratification. However, direct observational evidence of changes in the primary controls of ocean density stratification, i.e., temperature and salinity, remain scarce. Here, we use Mg/Ca-derived seawater temperature and salinity estimates determined from temperature-corrected delta O-18... |
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Palavras-chave: South Atlantic; Density gradient; Ocean stratification; Last deglaciation; Atmospheric CO2. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00421/53276/54569.pdf |
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