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La paleoceanografía. La estratificación antártica y el CO2 glacial
1Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California 92093-0244, USA. rkeeling@ucsd.edu
Nature
|August 9, 2001
Resumen
La hipótesis de la estratificación antártica sugiere que el aumento de la estratificación oceánica redujo el CO2 atmosférico durante los períodos glaciales. Sin embargo, este estudio sostiene que los remolinos oceánicos probablemente aumentaron, en lugar de disminuir, la subida de la Antártida, desafiando la hipótesis.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La paleoceanografía es la paleoceanografía.
- Ciencias del clima Ciencias del clima Ciencias del clima
- Oceanografía La oceanografía es la oceanografía.
Sus antecedentes:
- La hipótesis de la estratificación antártica propone que el aumento de la estratificación oceánica alrededor de la Antártida durante los períodos glaciales del Pleistoceno redujo el dióxido de carbono atmosférico (CO2).
- Esta hipótesis vincula la reducción de CO2 con la supresión de la desgasificación y la disminución de la producción biológica debido a la disminución de la subida de aguas profundas.
- Esto se alinea con los registros de sedimentos de la Antártida que indican una menor productividad durante las eras glaciales.
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