Significant increases in global weathering during Oceanic Anoxic Events 1a and 2 indicated by calcium isotopes

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 309, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 77-88

  Blättler, Clara L ^a   Jenkyns, Hugh C ^a   Reynard, Linda M ^b   Henderson, Gideon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium isotopes; Cretaceous; OAE; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BOX MODELS; CALCIUM ISOTOPES; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENETICS; ENGLISH CHALK; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LITHOLOGICAL CHANGES; MOST PROBABLE EXPLANATION; OAE; OCEANIC ANOXIC EVENT; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CALCIUM; CARBONATION; DISSOLUTION; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SOIL MECHANICS; STRATIGRAPHY; STRONTIUM; WEATHERING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

APTIAN; CALCIUM; CARBONATE; CENOMANIAN-TURONIAN BOUNDARY; CRETACEOUS; DISSOLUTION; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; ISOTOPIC RATIO; SEAWATER; STRATIGRAPHY; WEATHERING;

EAST SUSSEX; EASTBOURNE; ENGLAND; ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79961126923     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.06.029     Document Type: Article

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