Mg/Ca and stable isotope record of benthic foraminifera of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

• Main Authors: Tripati, Aradhna K, Elderfield, Henry
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2005
• Subjects: 143-865C; 198-1209B; 74-527; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Glomar Challenger; Joides Resolution; Leg143; Leg198; Leg74; North Pacific Ocean; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP; South Atlantic Ocean; Methane hydrate; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.738241; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.738241

A rapid increase in greenhouse gas levels is thought to have fueled global warming at the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM). Foraminiferal magnesium/calcium ratios indicate that bottom waters warmed by 4° to 5°C, similar to tropical and subtropical surface ocean waters, implying no amplificati...