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Donnadieu et al. 2002
Donnadieu, Y., Lecroart, P., Anschutz, P. and Bertrand, P. (2002). Bias in the paleoceanographic time series: Tests with a numerical model of U, Corg, and Al burial. Paleoceanography 17: doi: 10.1029/2001PA000638. issn: 0883-8305.

We have constructed a nonsteady state numerical model of organic carbon, aluminum, and uranium burial to examine the dynamic response of sediments to variations on thousand years scale. The three components are defined by distinct behaviors in the sedimentary system. The aluminum is a conservative component, the organic carbon is a nonconservative component degraded in superficial sediment, and the uranium is a component affected by redox conditions. By introducing a simultaneous variation of incoming fluxes of Corg and Al, geochemical profiles of Al, Corg, and U clearly show separate distributions after burial. Each component record the synchronous variation of the incoming fluxes, but the position in the sedimentary pile of the recording differs from a component to another. We show that a minimum of U could be linked to a rapid ascent of the oxic front during an increase in Corg flux.

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Keywords
Oceanography, General, Paleoceanography, Oceanography, Biological and Chemical, Benthic processes/benthos, Oceanography, Biological and Chemical, Chemical tracers, Oceanography, Biological and Chemical, Modeling, Oceanography, Biological and Chemical, Sedimentation
Journal
Paleoceanography
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
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