Petrifying Earth Process: The Stratigraphic Imprint of Key Earth System Parameters in the Anthropocene
The Anthropocene concept arose within the Earth System science (ESS) community, albeit explicitly as a geological (stratigraphical) time term. Its current analysis by the stratigraphical community, as a potential formal addition to the Geological Time Scale, necessitates comparison of the methodolog...
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ftleicester:oai:lra.le.ac.uk:2381/41087 2023-05-15T17:51:07+02:00 Petrifying Earth Process: The Stratigraphic Imprint of Key Earth System Parameters in the Anthropocene Zalasiewicz, Jan Steffen, Will Leinfelder, Reinhold Williams, Mark Waters, Colin 2018-02-01T09:47:07Z http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0263276417690587 http://hdl.handle.net/2381/41087 https://doi.org/10.1177/0263276417690587 en eng SAGE Publications http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000400908900005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8c4e325952a993be76947405d4bce7d5 Theory, Culture & Society, 2017, 34 (2-3), pp. 83-104 0263-2764 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0263276417690587 http://hdl.handle.net/2381/41087 doi:10.1177/0263276417690587 1460-3616 Copyright © 2017. The Authors. Deposited with reference to the publisher’s open access archiving policy. Social Sciences Cultural Studies Anthropocene Earth System science stratigraphy OCEAN ACIDIFICATION QUATERNARY BIOSPHERE BOUNDARY EXTINCTIONS PARTICLES MARKER IMPACT FUTURE EPOCH Journal Article Article;Journal 2018 ftleicester https://doi.org/10.1177/0263276417690587 2019-03-22T20:23:39Z The Anthropocene concept arose within the Earth System science (ESS) community, albeit explicitly as a geological (stratigraphical) time term. Its current analysis by the stratigraphical community, as a potential formal addition to the Geological Time Scale, necessitates comparison of the methodologies and patterns of enquiry of these two communities. One means of comparison is to consider some of the most widely used results of the ESS, the ‘planetary boundaries’ concept of Rockström and colleagues, and the ‘Great Acceleration’ graphs of Steffen and colleagues, in terms of their stratigraphical expression. This expression varies from virtually non-existent (stratospheric ozone depletion) to pronounced and many-faceted (primary energy use), while in some cases stratigraphical proxies may help constrain anthropogenic process (atmospheric aerosol loading). The Anthropocene concepts of the ESS and stratigraphy emerge as complementary, and effective stratigraphic definition should facilitate wider transdisciplinary communication. Peer-reviewed Post-print Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification University of Leicester: Leicester Research Archive (LRA) Theory, Culture & Society 34 2-3 83 104 |
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Social Sciences Cultural Studies Anthropocene Earth System science stratigraphy OCEAN ACIDIFICATION QUATERNARY BIOSPHERE BOUNDARY EXTINCTIONS PARTICLES MARKER IMPACT FUTURE EPOCH Zalasiewicz, Jan Steffen, Will Leinfelder, Reinhold Williams, Mark Waters, Colin Petrifying Earth Process: The Stratigraphic Imprint of Key Earth System Parameters in the Anthropocene |
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The Anthropocene concept arose within the Earth System science (ESS) community, albeit explicitly as a geological (stratigraphical) time term. Its current analysis by the stratigraphical community, as a potential formal addition to the Geological Time Scale, necessitates comparison of the methodologies and patterns of enquiry of these two communities. One means of comparison is to consider some of the most widely used results of the ESS, the ‘planetary boundaries’ concept of Rockström and colleagues, and the ‘Great Acceleration’ graphs of Steffen and colleagues, in terms of their stratigraphical expression. This expression varies from virtually non-existent (stratospheric ozone depletion) to pronounced and many-faceted (primary energy use), while in some cases stratigraphical proxies may help constrain anthropogenic process (atmospheric aerosol loading). The Anthropocene concepts of the ESS and stratigraphy emerge as complementary, and effective stratigraphic definition should facilitate wider transdisciplinary communication. Peer-reviewed Post-print |
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Petrifying Earth Process: The Stratigraphic Imprint of Key Earth System Parameters in the Anthropocene |
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Petrifying Earth Process: The Stratigraphic Imprint of Key Earth System Parameters in the Anthropocene |
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