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Rápido desarrollo temprano de turberas circumárticas y variaciones atmosféricas de CH4 y CO2
Glen M Macdonald1, David W Beilman, Konstantine V Kremenetski
1Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1524, USA. macdonal@geog.ucla.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|October 14, 2006
Resumen
Las turberas circumarcticas comenzaron a formarse hace 16,5 mil años, expandiéndose rápidamente con el calentamiento. El desarrollo de las turberas influyó en los niveles tempranos de metano (CH4) y dióxido de carbono (CO2) del Holoceno, pero no puede explicar los aumentos posteriores de CH4.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Paleoclimatología Paleoclimatología
- Geocronología Geocronología.
- Biogeoquímica La biogeoquímica es la bioquímica.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las turberas circumarcticas son importantes sumideros globales de carbono.
- Comprender su iniciación y desarrollo es crucial para el modelado climático.
- Investigaciones anteriores han relacionado la dinámica de las turberas con las fluctuaciones atmosféricas de gases de efecto invernadero.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para analizar el calendario y los impulsores del desarrollo de las turberas circumárticas.
- Evaluar el papel de las turberas en los primeros ciclos de metano y dióxido de carbono del Holoceno.
- Para evaluar la contribución de las turberas al metano atmosférico aumenta después de 6 ka.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de 1516 fechas de radiocarbono.
- Correlación con las proxies paleoclimáticas (insolación de verano, temperatura).
- Evaluación de las transiciones de tipo de turberas (de vallas a pantanos).
Principales resultados:
- La iniciación de la tierra de turba comenzó ~ 16.5 ka, con una expansión explosiva entre 12-8 ka.
- El rápido desarrollo coincidió con la alta insolación del verano y el calentamiento.
- Las turberas contribuyeron a los primeros picos de CH4 del Holoceno temprano y a la disminución de CO2, y a las fluctuaciones interglaciales anteriores.
- Los cambios en las turberas del Holoceno tardío no explican el aumento de CH4 después de 6 ka.
Conclusiones:
- La expansión de las turberas del Holoceno temprano fue impulsada por el calentamiento climático.
- Las turberas jugaron un papel clave en la dinámica de los gases de efecto invernadero del Holoceno temprano.
- La expansión de las turberas neoglaciales no es la causa del aumento de CH4 atmosférico del Holoceno tardío.
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