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Weng, H., Qin, Y. and Weng, J. (2005). Inherent correlation between decreased marine sedimentary phosphorus and glacial atmospheric CO2 decline. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL023820. issn: 0094-8276. |
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The environmental and biogeochemical information implicated by a sediment column from the northern shelf of the South China Sea suggests that the vertical phosphorus variation in the sediment column bares a negative correlation with those of calcium carbonate and cadmium. The functional correlation between CO2 and PO43- in seawater is given by calculating a series of chemical equilibriums, indicating a coupling relationship between the accumulation of marine sedimentary P and the atmospheric CO2 change. The decreased P accumulation in marine sediments correlated to the increase of marine primary production during the glacial period might act as a key factor causing glacial atmospheric CO2 decline. |
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Keywords
Biogeosciences, Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling (0412, 0793, 1615, 4805, 4912), Biogeosciences, Biosphere/atmosphere interactions, Global Change, Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling (0412, 0414, 0793, 4805, 4912) |
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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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