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Published on: June 17, 2009
Calibración de los niveles de sulfato en el océano arcaico
Kirsten S Habicht1, Michael Gade, Bo Thamdrup
1Danish Center for Earth System Science and Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230, Odense M, Denmark.
Resumen
Los niveles de sulfato marino en el Arcaico fueron extremadamente bajos (<200 microM), impactando la Tierra temprana.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La geoquímica es la geoquímica.
- Paleoclimatología Paleoclimatología
- Microbiología Microbiología.
Sus antecedentes:
- El tamaño de las reservas de sulfato marino ha aumentado a lo largo de la historia de la Tierra.
- La acumulación de oxígeno atmosférico está relacionada con el tamaño del depósito de sulfato marino.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para determinar las concentraciones de sulfato oceánico del Arcaico.
- Comprender las implicaciones de los niveles tempranos de sulfato en el ciclo del carbono.
Principales métodos:
- Experimentos de fraccionamiento de isótopos de azufre en bacterias reductoras de sulfatos (agua dulce y marina).
- Análisis del registro de isótopos de azufre.
Principales resultados:
- Las concentraciones de sulfato oceánico arcaico fueron <200 microM.
- Esto es significativamente más bajo que las estimaciones anteriores y los niveles actuales.
- Las bajas concentraciones de sulfato suprimieron las tasas de reducción de sulfato.
Conclusiones:
- La desgasificación volcánica de dióxido de azufre (SO2) mantuvo bajos niveles de sulfato de Archean.
- La reducción de sulfato suprimida favoreció un ciclo del carbono dominado por la metanogénesis.
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