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Articles | Volume 20, issue 8
Articles | Volume 20, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-1785-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-1785-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 8
Research article
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12 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 12 Aug 2024

Modelling Mediterranean ocean biogeochemistry of the Last Glacial Maximum

Katharina D. Six, Uwe Mikolajewicz, and Gerhard Schmiedl

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We use a physical and biogeochemical ocean model of the Mediterranean Sea to obtain a picture of the Last Glacial Maximum. The shallowing of the Strait of Gibraltar leads to a shallower pycnocline and more efficient nutrient export. Consistent with the sediment data, an increase in organic matter deposition is simulated, although this is based on lower biological production. This unexpected but plausible result resolves the apparent contradiction between planktonic and benthic proxy data.
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