Towards a mechanistic understanding of the palaeoclimatological proxy delta-13C in benthic foraminifera
The proxy delta-13C as derived from benthic foraminiferal shells is widely used by palaeoceanographers to reconstruct the distribution of past water masses. The biogeochemical processes involved in forming the benthic foraminiferal delta-13C signal (delta-13C_foram), however, have not been fully und...
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ftsubbremen:oai:media.suub.uni-bremen.de:Publications/elib/512 2023-05-15T14:04:15+02:00 Towards a mechanistic understanding of the palaeoclimatological proxy delta-13C in benthic foraminifera Hin zu einem mechanistischen Verständnis des paläoklimatologischen Proxies delta-13C in benthischen Foraminiferen Hesse, Tilman Lohmann, Gerrit Wolf-Gladrow, Dieter 2013-05-08 application/pdf https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/512 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00103281-13 eng eng Universität Bremen FB1 Physik/Elektrotechnik https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/512 urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00103281-13 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Carbon isotopes palaeoceanography Last Glacial Maximum model-data comparison palaeoclimate modelling Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi 550 550 Earth sciences and geology ddc:550 Dissertation doctoralThesis 2013 ftsubbremen 2022-11-09T07:09:22Z The proxy delta-13C as derived from benthic foraminiferal shells is widely used by palaeoceanographers to reconstruct the distribution of past water masses. The biogeochemical processes involved in forming the benthic foraminiferal delta-13C signal (delta-13C_foram), however, have not been fully understood yet, and a sound mechanistic description is still lacking. This thesis attempts to make progress towards the long-standing goal of a mechanistic understanding and description of delta-13C in benthic foraminifera. Furthermore, the still debated state of the glacial ocean circulation and water mass distribution is assessed using delta-13C. First, a compilation of 220 sediment core delta-13C reconstructions from the glacial Atlantic Ocean is compared with three-dimensional ocean circulation simulations including a marine carbon cycle model. Second, a reaction-diffusion model for calcification in foraminifera is adapted for the use in benthic foraminifera. This model is able to quantify the effects of different physical, chemical and biological processes on the delta-13C_foram. Sensitivity experiments with the stand-alone calcification model are performed. Third, the three-dimensional ocean circulation simulations are used to drive the foraminifera calcification model in order to have a spatial representation of delta-13C_foram in the glacial ocean. The results are employed in another model-data comparison in the glacial Atlantic Ocean. The ocean model captures the general δ13C pattern indicated by present-day water column data and Late Holocene sediment cores but underestimates intermediate and deep water values in the South Atlantic. The best agreement with glacial reconstructions is obtained for a model scenario with an altered freshwater balance in the Southern Ocean, which has a shoaled and weakened North Atlantic Deep Water flow and intensified Antarctic Bottom Water export. Results from the foraminifera calcification model indicate that temperature, respiration rate, and pH have a significant impact on ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Antarc* Antarctic North Atlantic Deep Water North Atlantic Southern Ocean Media SuUB Bremen (Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen) Antarctic Southern Ocean |
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The proxy delta-13C as derived from benthic foraminiferal shells is widely used by palaeoceanographers to reconstruct the distribution of past water masses. The biogeochemical processes involved in forming the benthic foraminiferal delta-13C signal (delta-13C_foram), however, have not been fully understood yet, and a sound mechanistic description is still lacking. This thesis attempts to make progress towards the long-standing goal of a mechanistic understanding and description of delta-13C in benthic foraminifera. Furthermore, the still debated state of the glacial ocean circulation and water mass distribution is assessed using delta-13C. First, a compilation of 220 sediment core delta-13C reconstructions from the glacial Atlantic Ocean is compared with three-dimensional ocean circulation simulations including a marine carbon cycle model. Second, a reaction-diffusion model for calcification in foraminifera is adapted for the use in benthic foraminifera. This model is able to quantify the effects of different physical, chemical and biological processes on the delta-13C_foram. Sensitivity experiments with the stand-alone calcification model are performed. Third, the three-dimensional ocean circulation simulations are used to drive the foraminifera calcification model in order to have a spatial representation of delta-13C_foram in the glacial ocean. The results are employed in another model-data comparison in the glacial Atlantic Ocean. The ocean model captures the general δ13C pattern indicated by present-day water column data and Late Holocene sediment cores but underestimates intermediate and deep water values in the South Atlantic. The best agreement with glacial reconstructions is obtained for a model scenario with an altered freshwater balance in the Southern Ocean, which has a shoaled and weakened North Atlantic Deep Water flow and intensified Antarctic Bottom Water export. Results from the foraminifera calcification model indicate that temperature, respiration rate, and pH have a significant impact on ... |
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Towards a mechanistic understanding of the palaeoclimatological proxy delta-13C in benthic foraminifera |
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Towards a mechanistic understanding of the palaeoclimatological proxy delta-13C in benthic foraminifera |
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Towards a mechanistic understanding of the palaeoclimatological proxy delta-13C in benthic foraminifera |
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Towards a mechanistic understanding of the palaeoclimatological proxy delta-13C in benthic foraminifera |
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Towards a mechanistic understanding of the palaeoclimatological proxy delta-13C in benthic foraminifera |
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towards a mechanistic understanding of the palaeoclimatological proxy delta-13c in benthic foraminifera |
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