Enhanced Terrestrial Carbon Export From East Antarctica During the Early Eocene

• Main Authors: Inglis, Gordon N., Toney, Jaime L., Zhu, Jiang, Poulsen, Christopher J., Röhl, Ursula, Jamieson, Stewart S.R., Pross, Jörg, Cramwinckel, Margot J., Krishnan, Srinath, Pagani, Mark, Bijl, Peter K., Bendle, James
• Other Authors: Marine palynology and palaeoceanography, Marine Palynology
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: biomarkers; cenozoic; DeepMIP; greenhouse; leaf wax; lipids; Oceanography; Atmospheric Science; Palaeontology; East Antarctica; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/420451

Terrestrial organic carbon (TerrOC) acts as an important CO2 sink when transported via rivers to the ocean and sequestered in coastal marine sediments. This mechanism might help to modulate atmospheric CO2 levels over short- and long- timescales (103–106 years), but its importance during past warm c...