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Measuring Carbon-based Contaminant Mineralization Using Combined CO2 Flux and Radiocarbon Analyses
Published on: October 21, 2016
Un registro de isótopos de carbono orgánico molecular de los cambios climáticos del Mioceno
Resumen
El análisis de isótopos de carbono-13 de los biomarcadores de hopano y esterano revela cambios del Mioceno en la estratificación de la zona fótica del Océano Pacífico. Estos datos geoquímicos orgánicos se correlacionan con los registros inorgánicos, lo que indica un cambio de una zona fótica mixta a una zona fótica estratificada.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La geoquímica es la geoquímica.
- La paleoceanografía es la paleoceanografía.
- La geoquímica orgánica es la geoquímica orgánica.
Sus antecedentes:
- Biomarcadores como los hopanes y esteranos preservan las firmas geoquímicas de los ambientes antiguos.
- La Formación Monterey proporciona un rico registro de las condiciones paleoceanográficas del Mioceno.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar los cambios oceanográficos del Mioceno utilizando las relaciones de isótopos de carbono-13 ((13) C) de biomarcadores específicos.
- Para correlacionar los datos geoquímicos orgánicos con los proxies paleoclimáticos inorgánicos.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis del contenido de carbono-13 ((13) C) en biomarcadores de esterano y hopano de muestras de la Formación de Monterey.
- Comparación de los datos de isótopos de biomarcadores con los registros de oxígeno-18 (delta(18) O.
Principales resultados:
- Los esteranos de organismos de zonas fóticas poco profundas no mostraron cambios isotópicos significativos a lo largo del Mioceno.
- Los hopanos, derivados de bacterias en la base de la zona fótica, exhibieron concentraciones decrecientes de (13) C durante el Mioceno Medio y Tardío.
- Estos hallazgos orgánicos son paralelos al registro inorgánico del Mioceno (delta 18O).
Conclusiones:
- Las tendencias del (13)C en los biomarcadores reflejan la transición del Mioceno de una zona fótica bien mezclada a una zona fótica estratificada en el Pacífico.
- Los datos sugieren la formación de una masa de agua rica en dióxido de carbono en la base de la zona fótica durante el Mioceno Medio.
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