A middle Eocene carbon cycle conundrum
Abstract The Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) was an approximately 500,000-year-
long episode of widespread ocean–atmosphere warming about 40 million years ago …
long episode of widespread ocean–atmosphere warming about 40 million years ago …
Enhanced clay formation key in sustaining the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum
Abstract The Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (around 40 million years ago) was a roughly
400,000-year-long global warming phase associated with an increase in atmospheric CO2 …
400,000-year-long global warming phase associated with an increase in atmospheric CO2 …
A Cenozoic record of the equatorial Pacific carbonate compensation depth
Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and climate are regulated on geological
timescales by the balance between carbon input from volcanic and metamorphic outgassing …
timescales by the balance between carbon input from volcanic and metamorphic outgassing …
Organic-rich sedimentation in the South Pacific Ocean associated with Late Paleocene climatic cooling
CJ Hollis, MJS Tayler, B Andrew, KW Taylor… - Earth-Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
A distinctive organic-rich marine mudstone of Late Paleocene age occurs in most of New
Zealand's sedimentary basins and has been identified as a potential source rock for oil and …
Zealand's sedimentary basins and has been identified as a potential source rock for oil and …
Aridification in continental Asia after the middle Eocene climatic optimum (MECO)
Global climate cooling from greenhouse to icehouse conditions occurred across an
enigmatic transitional interval during the Eocene epoch characterized by incipient polar ice …
enigmatic transitional interval during the Eocene epoch characterized by incipient polar ice …
Revisiting the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum “Carbon Cycle Conundrum” With New Estimates of Atmospheric pCO2 From Boron Isotopes
Abstract The Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) was a gradual warming event and
carbon cycle perturbation that occurred between 40.5 and 40.1 Ma. A number of …
carbon cycle perturbation that occurred between 40.5 and 40.1 Ma. A number of …
The middle Eocene climatic optimum (MECO): A multiproxy record of paleoceanographic changes in the southeast Atlantic (ODP Site 1263, Walvis Ridge)
F Boscolo Galazzo, E Thomas, M Pagani… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The middle Eocene climatic optimum (MECO,~ 40 Ma) was a transient period of global
warming that interrupted the secular Cenozoic cooling trend. We investigated the …
warming that interrupted the secular Cenozoic cooling trend. We investigated the …
Impact of the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) on foraminiferal and calcareous nannofossil assemblages in the Neo-Tethyan Baskil Section (Eastern Turkey) …
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biota state within the context of global change (anthropogenic CO2 emissions, global …
biota state within the context of global change (anthropogenic CO2 emissions, global …
Middle Eocene greenhouse warming facilitated by diminished weathering feedback
Abstract The Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) represents a~ 500-kyr period of
global warming~ 40 million years ago and is associated with a rise in atmospheric CO2 …
global warming~ 40 million years ago and is associated with a rise in atmospheric CO2 …
Rapid middle Eocene temperature change in western North America
Eocene hyperthermals are among the most enigmatic phenomena of Cenozoic climate
dynamics. These hyperthermals represent temperature extremes superimposed on an …
dynamics. These hyperthermals represent temperature extremes superimposed on an …