How the ocean exhales
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Keywords |
Chemical compounds > Carbon compounds > Atmospheric gases > Carbon dioxide Ice ages Motion > Water motion > Circulation > Water circulation > Ocean circulation Water bodies > Oceans Marine/Coastal |
Abstract |
A record of biogenic opal production in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean fuels the theory that ocean circulation, rather than winds, drove the release of carbon dioxide from deep marine waters at the end of the last ice age. |
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