A Cenozoic record of the equatorial Pacific carbonate compensation depth

Heiko Pälike; Mitchell W. Lyle; Hiroshi Nishi; Isabella Raffi; Andy Ridgwell; Kusali Gamage; Adam Klaus; Gary Acton; Louise Anderson; Jan Backman; Jack Baldauf; Catherine Beltran; Steven M. Bohaty; Paul Bown; William Busch; Jim E.T. Channell; Cecily O.J. Chun; Margaret Delaney; Pawan Dewangan; Tom Dunkley Jones; Kirsty M. Edgar; Helen Evans; Peter Fitch; Gavin L. Foster; Nikolaus Gussone; Hitoshi Hasegawa; Ed C. Hathorne; Hiroki Hayashi; Jens O. Herrle; Ann Holbourn; Steve Hovan; Kiseong Hyeong; Koichi Iijima; Takashi Ito; Shin Ichi Kamikuri; Katsunori Kimoto; Junichiro Kuroda; Lizette Leon-Rodriguez; Alberto Malinverno; Ted C. Moore; Brandon H. Murphy; Daniel P. Murphy; Hideto Nakamura; Kaoru Ogane; Christian Ohneiser; Carl Richter; Rebecca Robinson; Eelco J. Rohling; Oscar Romero; Ken Sawada; Howie Scher; Leah Schneider; Appy Sluijs; Hiroyuki Takata; Jun Tian; Akira Tsujimoto; Bridget S. Wade; Thomas Westerhold; Roy Wilkens; Trevor Williams; Paul A. Wilson; Yuhji Yamamoto; Shinya Yamamoto; Toshitsugu Yamazaki; Richard E. Zeebe

doi:10.1038/nature11360

A Cenozoic record of the equatorial Pacific carbonate compensation depth

Heiko Pälike^*, Mitchell W. Lyle, Hiroshi Nishi, Isabella Raffi, Andy Ridgwell, Kusali Gamage, Adam Klaus, Gary Acton, Louise Anderson, Jan Backman, Jack Baldauf, Catherine Beltran, Steven M. Bohaty, Paul Bown, William Busch, Jim E.T. Channell, Cecily O.J. Chun, Margaret Delaney, Pawan Dewangan, Tom Dunkley JonesKirsty M. Edgar, Helen Evans, Peter Fitch, Gavin L. Foster, Nikolaus Gussone, Hitoshi Hasegawa, Ed C. Hathorne, Hiroki Hayashi, Jens O. Herrle, Ann Holbourn, Steve Hovan, Kiseong Hyeong, Koichi Iijima, Takashi Ito, Shin Ichi Kamikuri, Katsunori Kimoto, Junichiro Kuroda, Lizette Leon-Rodriguez, Alberto Malinverno, Ted C. Moore, Brandon H. Murphy, Daniel P. Murphy, Hideto Nakamura, Kaoru Ogane, Christian Ohneiser, Carl Richter, Rebecca Robinson, Eelco J. Rohling, Oscar Romero, Ken Sawada, Howie Scher, Leah Schneider, Appy Sluijs, Hiroyuki Takata, Jun Tian, Akira Tsujimoto, Bridget S. Wade, Thomas Westerhold, Roy Wilkens, Trevor Williams, Paul A. Wilson, Yuhji Yamamoto, Shinya Yamamoto, Toshitsugu Yamazaki, Richard E. Zeebe

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

308 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and climate are regulated on geological timescales by the balance between carbon input from volcanic and metamorphic outgassing and its removal by weathering feedbacks; these feedbacks involve the erosion of silicate rocks and organic-carbon-bearing rocks. The integrated effect of these processes is reflected in the calcium carbonate compensation depth, which is the oceanic depth at which calcium carbonate is dissolved. Here we present a carbonate accumulation record that covers the past 53 million years from a depth transect in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The carbonate compensation depth tracks long-term ocean cooling, deepening from 3.0-3.5-kilometres during the early Cenozoic (approximately 55-million years ago) to 4.6 kilometres at present, consistent with an overall Cenozoic increase in weathering. We find large superimposed fluctuations in carbonate compensation depth during the middle and late Eocene. Using Earth system models, we identify changes in weathering and the mode of organic-carbon delivery as two key processes to explain these large-scale Eocene fluctuations of the carbonate compensation depth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	609-614
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nature
Volume	488
Issue number	7413
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11360
Publication status	Published - 30 Aug 2012
Externally published	Yes

Access to Document

10.1038/nature11360

Cite this

Pälike, H., Lyle, M. W., Nishi, H., Raffi, I., Ridgwell, A., Gamage, K., Klaus, A., Acton, G., Anderson, L., Backman, J., Baldauf, J., Beltran, C., Bohaty, S. M., Bown, P., Busch, W., Channell, J. E. T., Chun, C. O. J., Delaney, M., Dewangan, P., ... Zeebe, R. E. (2012). A Cenozoic record of the equatorial Pacific carbonate compensation depth. Nature, 488(7413), 609-614. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11360

@article{1ad6b044bbe94b5cac02f1c4c87e5a83,

title = "A Cenozoic record of the equatorial Pacific carbonate compensation depth",

abstract = "Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and climate are regulated on geological timescales by the balance between carbon input from volcanic and metamorphic outgassing and its removal by weathering feedbacks; these feedbacks involve the erosion of silicate rocks and organic-carbon-bearing rocks. The integrated effect of these processes is reflected in the calcium carbonate compensation depth, which is the oceanic depth at which calcium carbonate is dissolved. Here we present a carbonate accumulation record that covers the past 53 million years from a depth transect in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The carbonate compensation depth tracks long-term ocean cooling, deepening from 3.0-3.5-kilometres during the early Cenozoic (approximately 55-million years ago) to 4.6 kilometres at present, consistent with an overall Cenozoic increase in weathering. We find large superimposed fluctuations in carbonate compensation depth during the middle and late Eocene. Using Earth system models, we identify changes in weathering and the mode of organic-carbon delivery as two key processes to explain these large-scale Eocene fluctuations of the carbonate compensation depth.",

author = "Heiko P{\"a}like and Lyle, {Mitchell W.} and Hiroshi Nishi and Isabella Raffi and Andy Ridgwell and Kusali Gamage and Adam Klaus and Gary Acton and Louise Anderson and Jan Backman and Jack Baldauf and Catherine Beltran and Bohaty, {Steven M.} and Paul Bown and William Busch and Channell, {Jim E.T.} and Chun, {Cecily O.J.} and Margaret Delaney and Pawan Dewangan and {Dunkley Jones}, Tom and Edgar, {Kirsty M.} and Helen Evans and Peter Fitch and Foster, {Gavin L.} and Nikolaus Gussone and Hitoshi Hasegawa and Hathorne, {Ed C.} and Hiroki Hayashi and Herrle, {Jens O.} and Ann Holbourn and Steve Hovan and Kiseong Hyeong and Koichi Iijima and Takashi Ito and Kamikuri, {Shin Ichi} and Katsunori Kimoto and Junichiro Kuroda and Lizette Leon-Rodriguez and Alberto Malinverno and Moore, {Ted C.} and Murphy, {Brandon H.} and Murphy, {Daniel P.} and Hideto Nakamura and Kaoru Ogane and Christian Ohneiser and Carl Richter and Rebecca Robinson and Rohling, {Eelco J.} and Oscar Romero and Ken Sawada and Howie Scher and Leah Schneider and Appy Sluijs and Hiroyuki Takata and Jun Tian and Akira Tsujimoto and Wade, {Bridget S.} and Thomas Westerhold and Roy Wilkens and Trevor Williams and Wilson, {Paul A.} and Yuhji Yamamoto and Shinya Yamamoto and Toshitsugu Yamazaki and Zeebe, {Richard E.}",

year = "2012",

month = aug,

day = "30",

doi = "10.1038/nature11360",

language = "English",

volume = "488",

pages = "609--614",

journal = "Nature",

issn = "0028-0836",

publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",

number = "7413",

}

Pälike, H, Lyle, MW, Nishi, H, Raffi, I, Ridgwell, A, Gamage, K, Klaus, A, Acton, G, Anderson, L, Backman, J, Baldauf, J, Beltran, C, Bohaty, SM, Bown, P, Busch, W, Channell, JET, Chun, COJ, Delaney, M, Dewangan, P, Dunkley Jones, T, Edgar, KM, Evans, H, Fitch, P, Foster, GL, Gussone, N, Hasegawa, H, Hathorne, EC, Hayashi, H, Herrle, JO, Holbourn, A, Hovan, S, Hyeong, K, Iijima, K, Ito, T, Kamikuri, SI, Kimoto, K, Kuroda, J, Leon-Rodriguez, L, Malinverno, A, Moore, TC, Murphy, BH, Murphy, DP, Nakamura, H, Ogane, K, Ohneiser, C, Richter, C, Robinson, R, Rohling, EJ, Romero, O, Sawada, K, Scher, H, Schneider, L, Sluijs, A, Takata, H, Tian, J, Tsujimoto, A, Wade, BS, Westerhold, T, Wilkens, R, Williams, T, Wilson, PA, Yamamoto, Y, Yamamoto, S, Yamazaki, T & Zeebe, RE 2012, 'A Cenozoic record of the equatorial Pacific carbonate compensation depth', Nature, vol. 488, no. 7413, pp. 609-614. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11360

TY - JOUR

T1 - A Cenozoic record of the equatorial Pacific carbonate compensation depth

AU - Pälike, Heiko

AU - Lyle, Mitchell W.

AU - Nishi, Hiroshi

AU - Raffi, Isabella

AU - Ridgwell, Andy

AU - Gamage, Kusali

AU - Klaus, Adam

AU - Acton, Gary

AU - Anderson, Louise

AU - Backman, Jan

AU - Baldauf, Jack

AU - Beltran, Catherine

AU - Bohaty, Steven M.

AU - Bown, Paul

AU - Busch, William

AU - Channell, Jim E.T.

AU - Chun, Cecily O.J.

AU - Delaney, Margaret

AU - Dewangan, Pawan

AU - Dunkley Jones, Tom

AU - Edgar, Kirsty M.

AU - Evans, Helen

AU - Fitch, Peter

AU - Foster, Gavin L.

AU - Gussone, Nikolaus

AU - Hasegawa, Hitoshi

AU - Hathorne, Ed C.

AU - Hayashi, Hiroki

AU - Herrle, Jens O.

AU - Holbourn, Ann

AU - Hovan, Steve

AU - Hyeong, Kiseong

AU - Iijima, Koichi

AU - Ito, Takashi

AU - Kamikuri, Shin Ichi

AU - Kimoto, Katsunori

AU - Kuroda, Junichiro

AU - Leon-Rodriguez, Lizette

AU - Malinverno, Alberto

AU - Moore, Ted C.

AU - Murphy, Brandon H.

AU - Murphy, Daniel P.

AU - Nakamura, Hideto

AU - Ogane, Kaoru

AU - Ohneiser, Christian

AU - Richter, Carl

AU - Robinson, Rebecca

AU - Rohling, Eelco J.

AU - Romero, Oscar

AU - Sawada, Ken

AU - Scher, Howie

AU - Schneider, Leah

AU - Sluijs, Appy

AU - Takata, Hiroyuki

AU - Tian, Jun

AU - Tsujimoto, Akira

AU - Wade, Bridget S.

AU - Westerhold, Thomas

AU - Wilkens, Roy

AU - Williams, Trevor

AU - Wilson, Paul A.

AU - Yamamoto, Yuhji

AU - Yamamoto, Shinya

AU - Yamazaki, Toshitsugu

AU - Zeebe, Richard E.

PY - 2012/8/30

Y1 - 2012/8/30

N2 - Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and climate are regulated on geological timescales by the balance between carbon input from volcanic and metamorphic outgassing and its removal by weathering feedbacks; these feedbacks involve the erosion of silicate rocks and organic-carbon-bearing rocks. The integrated effect of these processes is reflected in the calcium carbonate compensation depth, which is the oceanic depth at which calcium carbonate is dissolved. Here we present a carbonate accumulation record that covers the past 53 million years from a depth transect in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The carbonate compensation depth tracks long-term ocean cooling, deepening from 3.0-3.5-kilometres during the early Cenozoic (approximately 55-million years ago) to 4.6 kilometres at present, consistent with an overall Cenozoic increase in weathering. We find large superimposed fluctuations in carbonate compensation depth during the middle and late Eocene. Using Earth system models, we identify changes in weathering and the mode of organic-carbon delivery as two key processes to explain these large-scale Eocene fluctuations of the carbonate compensation depth.

AB - Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and climate are regulated on geological timescales by the balance between carbon input from volcanic and metamorphic outgassing and its removal by weathering feedbacks; these feedbacks involve the erosion of silicate rocks and organic-carbon-bearing rocks. The integrated effect of these processes is reflected in the calcium carbonate compensation depth, which is the oceanic depth at which calcium carbonate is dissolved. Here we present a carbonate accumulation record that covers the past 53 million years from a depth transect in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The carbonate compensation depth tracks long-term ocean cooling, deepening from 3.0-3.5-kilometres during the early Cenozoic (approximately 55-million years ago) to 4.6 kilometres at present, consistent with an overall Cenozoic increase in weathering. We find large superimposed fluctuations in carbonate compensation depth during the middle and late Eocene. Using Earth system models, we identify changes in weathering and the mode of organic-carbon delivery as two key processes to explain these large-scale Eocene fluctuations of the carbonate compensation depth.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84865475635&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1038/nature11360

DO - 10.1038/nature11360

M3 - Article

SN - 0028-0836

VL - 488

SP - 609

EP - 614

JO - Nature

JF - Nature

IS - 7413

ER -

A Cenozoic record of the equatorial Pacific carbonate compensation depth

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this