アプティアのマントルによるオントン・ジャワ高原の急速な形成 羽根の火山活動
まとめ
オントン・ジャワ高原 (OJP) は,アプチア初期に急速に形成され,マントルの羽根による可能性が高い. その形成は,海面上昇と海洋の無酸素を引き起こし,大きな絶滅なしに白亜期の温室効果気候に貢献した可能性がある.
科学分野:
- 地質物理学と古気候学
- プレートテクトニクスと火山活動
背景:
- オントン・ジャワ高原 (Ontong Java Plateau, OJP) は,地球上で最大の大型岩性地の一つである.
- その形成のタイミングとメカニズムを理解することは,白亜紀の気候と海洋学的な出来事を理解するために不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- OJPの洪水ベースルト火山のタイミングを正確に決定するために.
- OJPの埋め込み率と潜在的なマントル羽根の起源を調査する.
- OJPの形成による環境的影響を評価し,海平面の変化,海洋無酸素,気候への影響を含む.
主な方法:
- 精密な年齢の枠組みを確立するために,古磁気データ分析.
- 石層相関と年代測定のための古生物学的データの解釈.
- 地質物理モデリングで地殻の移転速度と羽根の動態を推測する.
主要な成果:
- 大半のOJP形成は,アプチア初期の300万年以内に急速に発生した.
- 地殻の埋め込み率は,デッカントラップのそれより大幅に高かった.
- この急速な形成は,大気層の石層の底に大きなマントルの羽根がぶつかったことと一致している.
結論:
- OJPの形成は,マントルの羽根活動によって引き起こされた急速な出来事でした.
- OJPの火山活動が,世界の海面上昇を引き起こし,広範囲にわたる海洋無酸素を引き起こした可能性が高い.
- 紀元中期の温室効果気候に寄与する一方で,OJPの形成は主要な生物の絶滅を引き起こさなかった.
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