過去3万5千年の間,北極海の深部中央から231Paの輸出が継続的に行われてきました
Sharon S Hoffmann1, Jerry F McManus, William B Curry
1Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964, USA. ssh13@columbia.edu
Nature
|May 31, 2013
まとめ
北極海は,アトランティック海と絶え間なく深い水を交換しており,それは堆積物中の放射性核酸の比率によって証明されています. この発見は,過去3万5千年の間,北極が世界の海洋循環に継続的に貢献していることを示唆している.
科学分野:
- パレオセアノグラフィー
- 気候科学 気候科学
- 地質化学 地質化学
背景:
- 北極海は,地表と深海のプロセスを通して地球の気候に大きな影響を与えます.
- その古海洋学の歴史を理解することは,過去と将来の気候変動におけるその役割を理解する鍵です.
- サーモハリン循環は,北極圏の深い水の生産と輸出に依存しています.
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