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Carbonate Dissolution in the Deep-Sea: Methods, Quantification and Paleoceanographic Application

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Understanding spatial and temporal changes in oceanic carbonate dissolution and preservation patterns is of key importance for testing models which seek to explain past changes in atmospheric pCO2 and surface water PCO2 through changes in the global carbon cycle. As part of the South Atlantic Dissolution Experiment, three deep-sea transects covering areas above and below the calcite lysocline into the Brazil and through the Cape Basin were investigated. Our work includes (1) determination of sediment surface assemblages of coccolithophores and planktic foraminifera; (2) SEM ultrastructure analysis of the planktic foraminifera Globigerina bulloides; and (3) comparative assessment of different carbonate dissolution proxies. We find that all dissolution proxies are able to distinguish the area above the calcite lysocline from the area below. Moreover, some parameters are qualified to distinguish the upper continental margin of upwelling areas from the open ocean. Regarding three different oceanographic regimes, only the carbonate ion content and the percentage of sediment carbonate content put us in the position to determine the total scale of the calcite transition zone. If these parameters are not available, a combination of the Globigerina bulloides Dissolution Index, the Calcidiscus leptoporus — Emiliania huxleyi Dissolution Index, and the rain ratio give the best approach to the authentic conditions.

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Dittert, N. et al. (1999). Carbonate Dissolution in the Deep-Sea: Methods, Quantification and Paleoceanographic Application. In: Fischer, G., Wefer, G. (eds) Use of Proxies in Paleoceanography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58646-0_10

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