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Very large release of mostly volcanic carbon during the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum
- Gutjahr, Marcus;
- Ridgwell, Andy;
- Sexton, Philip F;
- Anagnostou, Eleni;
- Pearson, Paul N;
- Pälike, Heiko;
- Norris, Richard D;
- Thomas, Ellen;
- Foster, Gavin L
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https://doi.org/10.1038/nature23646Abstract
Boron and carbon isotope data, used in an Earth system model, show that the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum was associated with a much greater release of carbon than thought, most probably triggered by volcanism in the North Atlantic.
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