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Los isótopos de hidrógeno impiden las emisiones de CH4 de hidratos marinos al inicio de los eventos
Michael Bock1, Jochen Schmitt, Lars Möller
1Climate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012 Bern, Switzerland. bock@climate.unibe.ch
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 26, 2010
Resumen
La desestabilización del hidrato de metano marino no causó aumentos de metano atmosférico durante los eventos Dansgaard-Oeschger. Las emisiones de humedales boreales son la causa probable, como lo indica el metano.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Paleoclimatología Paleoclimatología
- La geoquímica es la geoquímica.
- Ciencias del clima Ciencias del clima Ciencias del clima
Sus antecedentes:
- Se debaten los cambios pasados del ciclo global de metano y el papel de la desestabilización del hidrato (clatrato) de metano marino.
- Comprender estos ciclos es crucial para predecir el cambio climático futuro.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar las causas de los aumentos de la concentración de metano atmosférico durante los eventos Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO).
- Determinar la contribución de los hidratos de metano marinos a estos cambios.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de la composición isotópica de hidrógeno del metano (deltaD(CH4) del núcleo de hielo del Proyecto del Núcleo de Hielo del Norte de Groenlandia.
- Modelado de caja para simular la dinámica del ciclo del metano.
Principales resultados:
- La evidencia sugiere que los clatratos marinos no causaron aumentos en la concentración de metano atmosférico al inicio de los eventos 7 y 8 de DO.
- Las emisiones de humedales boreales se identifican como la fuente más probable de aumentos interestadios de metano.
- Se produjo una caída significativa en deltaD ((CH4) 500 años antes de DO 8, que precedió a un ligero aumento de la concentración de CH4, lo que indica una respuesta climática temprana de los humedales boreales.
Conclusiones:
- La desestabilización del hidrato de metano marino no fue el principal impulsor del aumento de metano atmosférico durante los eventos de DO estudiados.
- Los humedales boreales, influenciados por las firmas isotópicas de las precipitaciones de altas latitudes, jugaron un papel importante en la modulación de los niveles de metano.
- Estos hallazgos refinan nuestra comprensión de la dinámica del ciclo del metano pasado y sus retroalimentaciones climáticas.
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