Wu, Xinying; Hu, Yue; Nan, Jingbo; Yao, Weiqi: Multi-proxy reconstructions of productivity during the late Miocene [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.973162 (dataset in review)
Abstract:
The Late Miocene Biogenic Bloom (LMBB), marked by notable increases in biogenic components in marine sediments, provides insights into the response of the biological pump to climate change. However, understanding the timing, distribution, and cause of the LMBB remains limited. We use marine barite, a refractory mineral precipitating from the water column associated with carbon export, and other proxies (bio-SiO2 MAR, CaCO3 MAR) to reconstruct productivity in the equatorial Indian Ocean and equatorial western Atlantic between 12 and 5 Ma. At the same time, we compiled bio-SiO2 MAR data from 21 sites in the global ocean during the late Miocene. Multi-proxy records reveal the onset of the LMBB in the equatorial Indian Ocean at ~9 Ma, primarily driven by more vigorous upwelling during global cooling. We suggest that the steepened meridional temperature gradient and the Antarctic ice sheet expansion have strengthened ocean overturning, facilitating nutrient supply and biogenic bloom in upwelling regions.
Supplement to:
Wu, Xinying; Hu, Yue; Nan, Jingbo; Yao, Weiqi (in review): A Marine Barite Perspective of the Late Miocene Biogenic Bloom in the Equatorial Indian Ocean and Equatorial Western Atlantic Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters
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Funding:
Shenzhen Municipal Science and Technology Innovation Council (SUSTech), grant/award no. 20231114150312001
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 7.778638 * Median Longitude: 15.886679 * South-bound Latitude: -41.136060 * West-bound Longitude: -127.783000 * North-bound Latitude: 67.225000 * East-bound Longitude: 158.498200
Date/Time Start: 1982-11-19T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1999-03-10T00:00:00
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (License comes into effect after moratorium ends)
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3 datasets
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Datasets listed in this bundled publication
- Wu, X; Hu, Y; Nan, J et al. (in review): Accumulation rates of biogenic components of ODP Hole 121-758A. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.973164
- Wu, X; Hu, Y; Nan, J et al. (in review): Accumulation rates of biogenic components of ODP Hole 154-926B. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.973165
- Wu, X; Hu, Y; Nan, J et al. (in review): Data compilation of bio-SiO2 MAR from 21 sites. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.973163