Tracing North Atlantic volcanism and seaway connectivity across the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM)
Morgan T. Jones,Ella W. Stokke,Alan D. Rooney,Joost Frieling,Philip A. E. Pogge von Strandmann,David J. Wilson,Henrik H. Svensen,Sverre Planke,Thierry Adatte,Nicolas Thibault,Madeleine L. Vickers,Tamsin A. Mather,Christian Tegner,Valentin Zuchuat,and Bo P. Schultz
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road,
Oxford, OX1 3AN, UK
Philip A. E. Pogge von Strandmann
Mainz Isotope and Geochemistry Centre (MIGHTY), Institute of
Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, 55122 Mainz, Germany
London Geochemistry and Isotope Centre (LOGIC), Institute of Earth
and Planetary Sciences, University College London and Birkbeck, University
of London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
London Geochemistry and Isotope Centre (LOGIC), Institute of Earth
and Planetary Sciences, University College London and Birkbeck, University
of London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
Henrik H. Svensen
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1047 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway
There are periods in Earth’s history when huge volumes of magma are erupted at the Earth’s surface. The gases released from volcanic eruptions and from sediments heated by the magma are believed to have caused severe climate changes in the geological past. We use a variety of volcanic and climatic tracers to assess how the North Atlantic Igneous Province (56–54 Ma) affected the oceans and atmosphere during a period of extreme global warming.
There are periods in Earth’s history when huge volumes of magma are erupted at the Earth’s...