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Marchitto, T.M., Oppo, D.W. and Curry, W.B. (2002). Paired benthic foraminiferal Cd/Ca and Zn/Ca evidence for a greatly increased presence of Southern Ocean Water in the glacial North Atlantic. Paleoceanography 17: doi: 10.1029/2000PA000598. issn: 0883-8305. |
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Benthic foraminiferal δ13C and Cd/Ca studies suggest that deep Atlantic circulation during the Last Glacial Maximum was very different from today, with high-nutrient (low δ13C, high Cd) deep Southern Ocean Water (SOW) penetrating far into the North Atlantic. However, if some glacial δ13C values are biased by productivity artifacts and/or air-sea exchange processes, then the existing δ13C data may be consistent with the continual dominance of North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW). Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi Cd/Ca results presented here indicate that the glacial North Atlantic was strongly enriched in dissolved Cd below ~2500 m depth. If NADW formation was still vigorous relative to SOW formation, these data could be explained by either increased preformed nutrient levels in the high-latitude North Atlantic or by increased organic matter remineralization within lower NADW. High glacial Zn/Ca values in the same samples, however, are best explained by a substantially increased mixing with Zn-rich SOW. The cause was most likely a partial replacement of NADW by less dense Glacial North Atlantic Intermediate Water. This reorganization also lowered deep North Atlantic CO32- concentrations by perhaps 10 to 15 ¿mol kg-1. |
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Keywords
Oceanography, General, Paleoceanography, Oceanography, Biological and Chemical, Chemical tracers, Oceanography, Biological and Chemical, Geochemistry, Oceanography, Biological and Chemical, Trace elements |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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