Mechanisms of Climate Warming at the End of the Paleocene

An abrupt episode of global warming marked the end of the Paleocene epoch. Oxygen and carbon isotope records from two widely separated sites support the notion that degassing of biogenic methane hydrate may have been an important factor in altering Earth's climate. The data show evidence for mu...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Bains, Santo, Corfield, Richard M., Norris, Richard D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1999
Subjects:
Methane hydrate
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.285.5428.724
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.285.5428.724 2024-05-19T07:44:01+00:00 Mechanisms of Climate Warming at the End of the Paleocene Bains, Santo Corfield, Richard M. Norris, Richard D. 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.285.5428.724 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.285.5428.724 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 285, issue 5428, page 724-727 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1999 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.285.5428.724 2024-05-02T06:40:44Z An abrupt episode of global warming marked the end of the Paleocene epoch. Oxygen and carbon isotope records from two widely separated sites support the notion that degassing of biogenic methane hydrate may have been an important factor in altering Earth's climate. The data show evidence for multiple injections of methane, separated by intervals in which the carbon cycle was in stasis. Correlations between the two sites suggest that even these small-scale events were global in nature. Article in Journal/Newspaper Methane hydrate AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 285 5428 724 727
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description An abrupt episode of global warming marked the end of the Paleocene epoch. Oxygen and carbon isotope records from two widely separated sites support the notion that degassing of biogenic methane hydrate may have been an important factor in altering Earth's climate. The data show evidence for multiple injections of methane, separated by intervals in which the carbon cycle was in stasis. Correlations between the two sites suggest that even these small-scale events were global in nature.
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author Bains, Santo
Corfield, Richard M.
Norris, Richard D.
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Corfield, Richard M.
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Mechanisms of Climate Warming at the End of the Paleocene
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title_full Mechanisms of Climate Warming at the End of the Paleocene
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publisher American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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