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A record of Neogene seawater δ11B reconstructed from paired δ11B analyses on benthic and planktic foraminifera
Rosanna Greenop
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton,
University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way,
Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
School of Geography & Geosciences,
Irvine Building, University of St Andrews, North Street, St
Andrews, KY16 9AL, UK
Mathis P. Hain
Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton,
University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way,
Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
Sindia M. Sosdian
School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Cardiff
University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
Kevin I. C. Oliver
Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton,
University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way,
Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
Philip Goodwin
Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton,
University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way,
Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
Thomas B. Chalk
Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton,
University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way,
Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
Department of Physical
Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole,
Massachusetts, USA
Caroline H. Lear
School of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Cardiff
University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
Paul A. Wilson
Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton,
University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way,
Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
Gavin L. Foster
Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton,
University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way,
Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
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atlaswill provide insights into the mechanisms that control past warm climate states.
Yingxu Wu, Mathis P. Hain, Matthew P. Humphreys, Sue Hartman, and Toby Tyrrell
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Marcus P. S. Badger, Thomas B. Chalk, Gavin L. Foster, Paul R. Bown, Samantha J. Gibbs, Philip F. Sexton, Daniela N. Schmidt, Heiko Pälike, Andreas Mackensen, and Richard D. Pancost
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Janet E. Burke, Willem Renema, Michael J. Henehan, Leanne E. Elder, Catherine V. Davis, Amy E. Maas, Gavin L. Foster, Ralf Schiebel, and Pincelli M. Hull
Biogeosciences, 15, 6607–6619, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6607-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6607-2018, 2018
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Malin Ödalen, Jonas Nycander, Kevin I. C. Oliver, Laurent Brodeau, and Andy Ridgwell
Biogeosciences, 15, 1367–1393, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1367-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1367-2018, 2018
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We conclude that different initial states for an ocean model result in different capacities for ocean carbon storage due to differences in the ocean circulation state and the origin of the carbon in the initial ocean carbon reservoir. This could explain why it is difficult to achieve comparable responses of the ocean carbon system in model inter-comparison studies in which the initial states vary between models. We show that this effect of the initial state is quantifiable.
Michael J. Henehan, David Evans, Madison Shankle, Janet E. Burke, Gavin L. Foster, Eleni Anagnostou, Thomas B. Chalk, Joseph A. Stewart, Claudia H. S. Alt, Joseph Durrant, and Pincelli M. Hull
Biogeosciences, 14, 3287–3308, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3287-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3287-2017, 2017
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Daniel J. Lunt, Alex Farnsworth, Claire Loptson, Gavin L. Foster, Paul Markwick, Charlotte L. O'Brien, Richard D. Pancost, Stuart A. Robinson, and Neil Wrobel
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We explore the influence of changing geography from the period ~ 150 million years ago to ~ 35 million years ago, using a set of 19 climate model simulations. We find that without any CO2 change, the global mean temperature is remarkably constant, but that regionally there are significant changes in temperature which we link back to changes in ocean circulation. Finally, we explore the implications of our findings for the interpretation of geological indicators of past temperatures.
Oliver Friedrich, Sietske J. Batenburg, Kazuyoshi Moriya, Silke Voigt, Cécile Cournède, Iris Möbius, Peter Blum, André Bornemann, Jens Fiebig, Takashi Hasegawa, Pincelli M. Hull, Richard D. Norris, Ursula Röhl, Thomas Westerhold, Paul A. Wilson, and IODP Expedition
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Giang T. Tran, Kevin I. C. Oliver, András Sóbester, David J. J. Toal, Philip B. Holden, Robert Marsh, Peter Challenor, and Neil R. Edwards
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T. Westerhold, U. Röhl, H. Pälike, R. Wilkens, P. A. Wilson, and G. Acton
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R. Marsh, A. Sóbester, E. E. Hart, K. I. C. Oliver, N. R. Edwards, and S. J. Cox
Geosci. Model Dev., 6, 1729–1744, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-1729-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-6-1729-2013, 2013
P. B. Holden, N. R. Edwards, S. A. Müller, K. I. C. Oliver, R. M. Death, and A. Ridgwell
Biogeosciences, 10, 1815–1833, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-1815-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-1815-2013, 2013
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Short summary
Understanding the boron isotopic composition of seawater (δ11Bsw) is key to calculating absolute estimates of CO2 using the boron isotope pH proxy. Here we use the boron isotope gradient, along with an estimate of pH gradient, between the surface and deep ocean to show that the δ11Bsw varies by ~ 2 ‰ over the past 23 million years. This new record has implications for both δ11Bsw and CO2 records and understanding changes in the ocean isotope composition of a number of ions through time.
Understanding the boron isotopic composition of seawater (δ11Bsw) is key to calculating...
