Effect of deep-sea sedimentary calcite preservation on atmospheric CO2 concentration

During the last glaciation, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration was about 30% less than the Holocene pre-industrial value. A model that combines ocean circulation, carbon cycling and other sedimentary processes is used to explore the relationship between deep-sea-sediment chemistry and atmo...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1994-01, Vol.367 (6460), p.260-263
Main Authors: ARCHER, D, MAIER-REIMER, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmosphere
Calcite
Carbon cycle
Carbon dioxide
Deep sea
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Geochemistry
Glaciation
Holocene
Marine and continental quaternary
Mineralogy
Ocean circulation
Oceanography
Oceans
Sediment chemistry
Silicates
Surficial geology
Water circulation
Water geochemistry
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Summary:During the last glaciation, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration was about 30% less than the Holocene pre-industrial value. A model that combines ocean circulation, carbon cycling and other sedimentary processes is used to explore the relationship between deep-sea-sediment chemistry and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/367260a0