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Atmospheric carbon dioxide variations across the middle Miocene climate transition
MARUM – Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Bremen, Leobener Straße 8, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und
Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
Jelle Bijma
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und
Meeresforschung, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
Torsten Bickert
MARUM – Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Bremen, Leobener Straße 8, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Michael Schulz
MARUM – Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Bremen, Leobener Straße 8, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Ann Holbourn
Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Michal Kučera
MARUM – Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Bremen, Leobener Straße 8, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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Short summary
At approximately 14 Ma, the East Antarctic Ice Sheet expanded to almost its current extent, but the role of CO2 in this major climate transition is not entirely known. We show that atmospheric CO2 might have varied on 400 kyr cycles linked to the eccentricity of the Earth’s orbit. The resulting change in weathering and ocean carbon cycle affected atmospheric CO2 in a way that CO2 rose after Antarctica glaciated, helping to stabilize the climate system on its way to the “ice-house” world.
At approximately 14 Ma, the East Antarctic Ice Sheet expanded to almost its current extent, but...
