A Pronounced Spike in Ocean Productivity Triggered by the Chicxulub Impact
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl092260
Abstract: There is increasing evidence linking the massâextinction event at the CretaceousâPaleogene boundary to an asteroid impact near Chicxulub, Mexico. Here we use model simulations to explore the combined effect of sulfate aerosols, carbon dioxide and… read more here.
Keywords: chicxulub impact; spike ocean; productivity triggered; impact ... See more keywords
A nutrient relay sustains subtropical ocean productivity
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2206504119
Abstract: Significance The vast subtropical oceans play a leading role in the global storage of organic carbon into the deep ocean. There, biological production is limited by the availability of surface nutrients due to the large-scale… read more here.
Keywords: subtropical ocean; nutrient relay; relay sustains; ocean productivity ... See more keywords