Arctic hydrology during global warming at the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum
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Stable hydrogen and carbon isotope measurements of terrestrial-plant- and aquatic-derived n-alkenes that record changes in hydrology, including surface water salinity and precipitation and the global carbon cycle is presented. The hydrogen isotope records are interpreted as documenting decreased rainout during moisture transport from lower latitudes and increased moisture delivery to the Arctic at the onset of the Palaeocence/Eocene thermal maximum warmth, which is consistent with predictions of poleward storm track migrations during global warming.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Environmental precursors to rapid light carbon injection at the Palaeocene/Eocene boundary
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The Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum is highlighted by significant negative carbon isotope excursion which resulted in the steep rise in global surface temperature and environmental changes. The chemical and biotic records of changes in environment across the Palaeocene/Eocene boundary from two sediment regions in New Jersey that have high sediment accumulation rates are given.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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African vegetation controlled by tropical sea surface temperatures in the mid-Pleistocene period
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A record of African C4 plant abundance between 1.2 and 0.45 million years ago is presented. It is found that large-scale changes in African vegetation are linked closely to sea surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean in the mid-Pleistocene period.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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