Middle eocene seawater pH and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations

The carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere [measured as the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2)] affects the content of the surface ocean, which in turn affects seawater pH. The boron isotope composition (δ11B) of contemporaneous planktonic foraminifera that calcified their tests at different water dep...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Pearson, Paul Nicholas, Palmer, Martin R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 1999
Subjects:
GC Oceanography
Pacific
Planktonic foraminifera
Online Access:https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/15257/
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/284/5421/1824.abstract
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.284.5421.1824
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spelling ftunivcardiff:oai:https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk:15257 2023-05-15T18:00:35+02:00 Middle eocene seawater pH and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations Pearson, Paul Nicholas Palmer, Martin R. 1999-06 https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/15257/ http://www.sciencemag.org/content/284/5421/1824.abstract https://doi.org/10.1126/science.284.5421.1824 unknown American Association for the Advancement of Science Pearson, Paul Nicholas https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/view/cardiffauthors/A0179150.html orcid:0000-0003-4628-9818 orcid:0000-0003-4628-9818 and Palmer, Martin R. 1999. Middle eocene seawater pH and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. Science 284 (5421) , pp. 1824-1826. 10.1126/science.284.5421.1824 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.284.5421.1824 doi:10.1126/science.284.5421.1824 GC Oceanography Article PeerReviewed 1999 ftunivcardiff https://doi.org/10.1126/science.284.5421.1824 2022-10-20T22:35:36Z The carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere [measured as the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2)] affects the content of the surface ocean, which in turn affects seawater pH. The boron isotope composition (δ11B) of contemporaneous planktonic foraminifera that calcified their tests at different water depths can be used to reconstruct the pH-depth profile of ancient seawater. Construction of a pH profile for the middle Eocene tropical Pacific Ocean shows that atmospheric pCO2 was probably similar to modern concentrations or slightly higher. Article in Journal/Newspaper Planktonic foraminifera Cardiff University: ORCA (Online Research @ Cardiff) Pacific Science 284 5421 1824 1826
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Middle eocene seawater pH and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations
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description The carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere [measured as the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2)] affects the content of the surface ocean, which in turn affects seawater pH. The boron isotope composition (δ11B) of contemporaneous planktonic foraminifera that calcified their tests at different water depths can be used to reconstruct the pH-depth profile of ancient seawater. Construction of a pH profile for the middle Eocene tropical Pacific Ocean shows that atmospheric pCO2 was probably similar to modern concentrations or slightly higher.
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title_short Middle eocene seawater pH and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations
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http://www.sciencemag.org/content/284/5421/1824.abstract
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