Major intensification of Atlantic overturning circulation at the onset of Paleogene greenhouse warmth
- During the Late Cretaceous and early Cenozoic the Earth experienced prolonged climatic cooling most likely caused by decreasing volcanic activity and atmospheric CO2 levels. However, the causes and mechanisms of subsequent major global warming culminating in the late Paleocene to Eocene greenhouse climate remain enigmatic. We present deep and intermediate water Nd-isotope records from the North and South Atlantic to decipher the control of the opening Atlantic Ocean on ocean circulation and its linkages to the evolution of global climate. The marked convergence of Nd-isotope signatures 59 million years ago indicates a major intensification of deep-water exchange between the North and South Atlantic, which coincided with the turning point of deep-water temperatures towards early Paleogene warming. We propose that this intensification of Atlantic overturning circulation in concert with increased atmospheric CO2 from continental rifting marked a climatic tipping point contributing to a more efficient distribution of heat over the planet.
Author: | Sietske J. BatenburgORCiDGND, Silke VoigtORCiDGND, Oliver Friedrich, Anne Osborne, André BornemannORCiDGND, Tina Klein, Lucia Pérez-Díaz, Martin FrankGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-485447 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07457-7 |
ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
Pubmed Id: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30470783 |
Parent Title (English): | Nature Communications |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group UK |
Place of publication: | [London] |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2018 |
Date of first Publication: | 2018/11/23 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2018/12/20 |
Tag: | Climate sciences; Ocean sciences; Palaeoceanography; Palaeoclimate |
Volume: | 9 |
Issue: | 1, Art. 4954 |
Page Number: | 8 |
First Page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 8 |
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HeBIS-PPN: | 44622930X |
Institutes: | Geowissenschaften / Geographie / Geowissenschaften |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften |
Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |