The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: A Perturbation of Carbon Cycle, Climate, and Biosphere with Implications for the Future

The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: A Perturbation of Carbon Cycle, Climate, and Biosphere with Implications for the Future

During the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), ∼56 Mya, thousands of petagrams of carbon were released into the ocean-atmosphere system with attendant changes in the carbon cycle, climate, ocean chemistry, and marine and continental ecosystems. The period of carbon release is thought to have la...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annual review of earth and planetary sciences 2011-01, Vol.39 (1), p.489-516
Hauptverfasser: McInerney, Francesca A., Wing, Scott L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biosphere
Carbon cycle
Climate
Climate system
Earth science
Ecosystems
Environmental changes
Eocene
Geological time
Global temperatures
Marine ecology
Marine ecosystems
Marine organisms
Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Paleocene
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Zusammenfassung:During the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), ∼56 Mya, thousands of petagrams of carbon were released into the ocean-atmosphere system with attendant changes in the carbon cycle, climate, ocean chemistry, and marine and continental ecosystems. The period of carbon release is thought to have lasted
ISSN:0084-6597
1545-4495
DOI:10.1146/annurev-earth-040610-133431