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Enhanced weathering and CO2 drawdown caused by latest Eocene strengthening of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
Elsworth, G.; Galbraith, E.D.; Halverson, G.P.; Yang, S. (2017). Enhanced weathering and CO2 drawdown caused by latest Eocene strengthening of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. Nature Geoscience 10(3): 213-216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2888
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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  • Elsworth, G.
  • Galbraith, E.D.
  • Halverson, G.P.
  • Yang, S.
Abstract
    During the latest Eocene, declining atmospheric CO2 levels led to the inception of the Antarctic ice sheet. Simulations suggest that the deepening of the Drake Passage caused climate changes that enhanced continental weathering and CO2 drawdown.
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